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Newsday: 21/06/2024 05:06 GMT : Death toll at the Hajj pilgrimage surpasses one thousand

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21/06/2024 05:06 GMT : Death toll at the Hajj pilgrimage surpasses one thousand

Death toll at the Hajj pilgrimage surpasses one thousand

BBC World Service - Newsday, Death toll at the Hajj pilgrimage surpasses one thousand

Pilgrims have faced unusually extreme heat with temperatures of up to 49 degrees Celsius

More than a thousand people are believed to have died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, according to the AFP news agency.

Estimates of the death toll caused by the heatwave at the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca have surpassed a thousand. We'll speak live to a pilgrim there.  

The heat is also being felt in Gaza where it's causing extra level of stress to people already dealing with a humanitarian crisis. 

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