During the current Hajj season in Makkah, the number of pilgrims who died due to heat wave has been claimed to be 922.
According to the report of the French news agency, the number of pilgrims who died due to heat during the Hajj season has reached 922.
The Arab diplomat says that the number of dead Egyptian pilgrims is at least 600.
According to the French news agency, the other dead pilgrims belong to Jordan, Indonesia, Iran, Senegal, Tunisia and Iraq. However, it is not clear whether the deaths of pilgrims from these countries were due to heat wave itself or not. The search for 20 missing Jordanian pilgrims is also ongoing.
According to the news agency, 1.8 million people performed Hajj this year. During the Hajj, the temperature reached 51.8 degrees Celsius.
It has also been clarified that Saudi Arabia has not released information on deaths, but on Sunday it was said that 2,700 people had suffered from heat exhaustion.
According to a news agency, the majority of pilgrims who died from the heatwave are those who had not registered themselves for Hajj, because of which they could not access the air-conditioned places. During the Hajj season this year, severe heat was predicted and accordingly the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah arranged water fountains and cold water for the pilgrims.
Aside from this, the Saudi organization had additionally trained travelers from various nations to go to prudent lengths to stay away from the intensity.