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Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun as they arrive at the base of Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the annual hajj pilgrimage on June 15, 2024. - Friends and family searched for missing hajj pilgrims on June 19 as the death toll at the annual rituals, which were carried out in scorching heat, surged past 900. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP)

Death toll tops 1,000 after hajj marked by extreme heat- AFP tally

The death toll from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, with more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in
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Muslim pilgrims perform the farewell circumambulation or "tawaf", circling seven times around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on June 18, 2024 at the end of the annual hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by AFP)

2024 Hajj: 15 Nigerian pilgrims die, 17 suffer heatstroke in Saudi Arabia

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed the death of 15 Nigerian pilgrims in the ongoing hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia. Those who passed away during the spiritual exercise including
2 weeks ago
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