Death toll tops 1,000 after Hajj marked by extreme heat: AFP tally
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Temperatures hit 125 F and many pilgrims who hadn't officially registered lacked access to air-conditioned spaces after hours of praying outside at the annual Muslim pilgrimage.
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The death toll from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said Thursday, more than half unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia.The new deaths reported Thursday included 58 from Egypt, according to an Arab diplomat who provided a breakdown sh…
Temperatures hit 125 F and many pilgrims who hadn't officially registered lacked access to air-conditioned spaces after hours of praying outside at the annual Muslim pilgrimage.
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