Over 1,300 deaths occurred during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia due to extreme heat, as announced by Saudi authorities on Sunday. Health Minister Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel noted that 83% of the fatalities were unauthorized pilgrims who endured high temperatures to perform rituals in and around Mecca.
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