CelloMom On Cars on Nostr: "The death count from this year's #hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on ...
"The death count from this year's #hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in #SaudiArabia.
This group was more vulnerable to the heat because, without official permits, they could not access air-conditioned spaces provided by Saudi authorities for the 1.8 million authorised pilgrims to cool down after hours of walking and praying outside."
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/at-least-1-000-die-in-scorching-heat-during-hajj-report-5930416
This group was more vulnerable to the heat because, without official permits, they could not access air-conditioned spaces provided by Saudi authorities for the 1.8 million authorised pilgrims to cool down after hours of walking and praying outside."
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/at-least-1-000-die-in-scorching-heat-during-hajj-report-5930416