Riyadh; News Agency: The number of people who died due to heatstroke during this year's Haj pilgrimage has exceeded one thousand, including 68 Indians. According to various news agencies, the temperature in Saudi Arabia this summer has gone above 50 degrees and it has affected pilgrims from various countries. The death toll from heatstroke crossed the 1,000 mark on Thursday
It includes 68 Indian Haj pilgrims.
Authorities said 58 Egyptian pilgrims died in a single day on Thursday. A total of 1081 pilgrims from ten countries have lost their lives in Hajj. The Grand Mosque in Makkah, which attracts huge crowds of pilgrims, recorded a temperature of 51.8 degrees Celsius on Thursday. Among the dead Indian pilgrims, 13 are from Kerala and many Indians are missing. On the other hand, the administration in Saudi Arabia has said that pilgrims from Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Iran, Senegal, and Tunisia have died.
