Death toll at Haj pilgrimage rises to 1,300 amid scorching temperatures
Updated: 9:25am (AEST) Cairo, Egypt AP More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities announced Sunday. Saudi Health Minister Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel said that 83 per cent of the 1,301 fatalities were unauthorised pilgrims […]