Unofficially registered pilgrims accounted for greater than half of the deaths in a rely by the AFP information company on Thursday. Based on an Arab diplomat, 658 of the useless got here from Egypt, 630 of them weren’t formally registered.
The Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia is among the 5 pillars of Islam and needs to be undertaken a minimum of as soon as in a lifetime by each wholesome Muslim who can afford it. For monetary causes, many believers participate within the Hajj with out the official pilgrimage license and are subsequently not registered by the Saudi Arabian authorities.
51,8 Grad
The interval of the pilgrimage is decided by the Islamic calendar and lately has repeatedly coincided with intervals of warmth. This 12 months temperatures of as much as 51.8 levels had been recorded. Lots of the rituals are carried out open air and on foot, which is a problem particularly for older folks.
The AFP information company bases its rely on data from numerous international locations. Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Tunisia, Indonesia and Senegal have additionally reported deaths in the course of the Hajj in latest days. Based on official figures, solely 90 deaths have been counted thus far, in keeping with the dpa information company on Wednesday.
