More than 500 Dreadful Deaths in Hajj Saudi Arabia, Amid "Extreme Heat"

According to the study, the temperature in Saudi is increasing by 0.4° Celsius every decade. Dead Pilgrims include Pilgrims from India, Jordia, Malaysia, Tunisia, Iran. "Let's look at the population of the Hajj, the number of 'hajjies'...." Saudi Arabia Health Ministry. 

"Extreme Heat" leads to Death of Over 500 Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia's Hajj 

According to official reports, till now more than 500 dreadful deaths have occurred in Hajj pilgrim due to "High Temperatures".

There is a possibility that the True Toll figures may be double this figure. According to reports till now 600 Egyptian worshippers have lost their lives due to "extreme heat" on the route to Mecca.

Dead Pilgrim Include Malaysian, Indians, Jordians...

Akibat cuaca panas ekstrem di mekkah melebihi 50° , setidaknya lebih dari 550 jema'ah hajj meninggal dunia dan lebih 2.000 orang di rawat.

Innalilahi wa innailaihi rooji'un.
Meninggal diwaktu yang indah, ditempat yang indah dan sedang memakai pakaian terindah. pic.twitter.com/HgbcnUU8UM

— Humairah (@Humairah_922) June 19, 2024

The list of dead persons includes pilgrims from several foreign countries. The authorities have confirmed that the dead persons include 14 Malaysians, 68 Jordanian, 98 Indians, 35 Tunisians and 11 Iranians. Recently, Jordan's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that 22 Hajj pilgrims are hospitalized and 16 are still missing.

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600 Bodies in Emergency Complex of Al-Muaisem, Saudi Arabia 

Two officials of the Associated Press claimed — it is believed that at least 600 bodies are still kept in the Emergency Complex in Mecca's neighbourhood Al-Muaisem. According to the claim, security is very tight in that Emergency Complex. The Claim read, It has pilgrims from various nationalities like India, Algeria, Egypt — The claimants have refused to identify themselves. 

Indian External Affairs Ministry Marked....

"This year, 175,000 Indian pilgrims have visited Hajj so far... We have 98 Indian pilgrims who have died in Hajj ... " A spokesperson Ministry of External Affair of India, Randhir Jaiswal marked in a latest press conference.

The scorching heat is at its peak in Mecca, Saudi Arabia 

Recently, the temperature of Mecca in Saudi Arabia is very worrying. On Monday, the temperature of Mecca City was at its peak of 51.8°C. According to the Saudi National Center of Metrology, the temperature of Mecca City was 47°C on Tuesday.

According to a study in Saudi Arabia, the reason for the scorching heat in Mecca is being attributed to the rapidly changing climate. According to the study, the temperature in Saudi is increasing by 0.4° Celsius every decade.

Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Largest Gathering of Islam 

Approximately 1.8 million people are taking part in this year's Hajj, in which 1.6 Milion Pilgrims belongs to foreign Countries, Hajj is one of the largest gathering of Islamic religion, in which every year millions of people visit this sacred place and wish for their prayers to be fulfilled — Hajj is one of Five Pilgrimage of Islam Religion. 

Steps taken by Saudi Arabia Goverment in this Hard Moment 

Saudi Arabia Government has Given many precautions to its pilgrims to protect them from "Extreme Heat", Government advises people to carry umbrella with them and stay hydrated. 

Along with this, the government has deployed 1600 army personnel and 30 immediate response teams along with medial units, along with this 5000 health and first aid volunteers have also been deployed in the Sacred Pilgrim Site, as reported by CNN.

The Saudi Arabian Government confirmed on Monday that 2,700 people were treated for "heatstroke". Meanwhile, hundreds of people on Social Media gave information about disappearance of their close people.

Response of Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry 

"Let's look at the population of the Hajj, the number of 'hajjies' (pilgrims) and their different comorbidities and the risky population, the elderly and those 'hajji' (pilgrims) some of them have different comorbidities, different illnesses and different compliance with the medication to start with," marked Jameel Abualenain, Officials of Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry. 

"And just to mention in overall the health services that have been provided during this haj season, we have served more than 140,000 patients in the hospitals and different centres.", Jameel Abualenain marked in another statement. 

"From our risk assessments, we know that this season gonna be very hot. The weather is extremely hot and even before pilgrims arrive, we start our campaign by educating everyone about how to protect themselves, how to use umbrellas, how to keep themselves hydrated, how to avoid crowdedness and how to seek help and where to seek help as well,"