2,000 Hajj pilgrims suffer heat stress

More than 2,000 people have suffered heat stress during the hajj pilgrimage, Saudi officials said on Thursday, June 29, 2023 (Friday in Manila) after temperatures soared to 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) during the annual rites. Over 1.8 million Muslim worshippers performed the days-long hajj, mostly held outdoors at the height of the Saudi desert summer. Many elderly were among the pilgrims after a Covid-era maximum age limit was scrapped.

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