Extreme heat claims 900 lives during Hajj
More than 900 Hajj pilgrims died from heat-related causes, as temperatures in Makkah soared to 125-degree Fahrenheit.
The heat has worsened Saudi Arabia’s summer conditions, and especially affected sick and elderly pilgrims, with Egyptians bearing a significant toll.
One diplomat told news agency AFP that deaths among Egyptians had jumped to at least 600.
Many families turned to social media amid fears for missing loved ones, flooding platforms like Facebook with pictures of the missing and requests for information.
About 1.8 million people from all over the world made the pilgrimage this year.
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