Nearly 500 confirmed fatalities from Hajj heatwave as hundreds more feared dead By Lauren Kent , Caroline Faraj , Hande Atay Alam and Nadeen Ebrahim , CNN 6 minute read ...

Bowie couple Alieu and Isatu Wurie, who died on their Hajj in Saudi Arabia on June 15. (Handout) “We were calling the Ministry of Health; we were calling the embassy,” Saida Wurie said.

The Hajj heatwave tragedy continues to kill people. 98 Indians have died during their visit. The temperature crossed 52° within a week.Saudi Arabia is yet to make any statements on the on-going ...

The family of an elderly Indonesian man who died during this year’s Hajj is happy he was buried in the holy city of Mecca, his daughter said, as the Southeast Asian nation mourns hundreds of its ...

Over 1300 people dead during 2024 Hajj pilgrimage amid heatwave. This year about 1.8 million pilgrims arrived in Mecca and walked long distances amid a deadly heatwave with temperatures exceeding 51C ...

Country officials said dozens of Hajj pilgrims have died as Mecca temperatures hit 120F, and seen here Muslim pilgrims using umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun near the holy city of Mecca ...

CNN By Lauren Kent, Caroline Faraj, Hande Atay Alam and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has soared to almost 500 and the true toll could be ...