Saudi Arabia announced yesterday that 1301 pilgrims died during the pilgrimage. Among them are 53 Tunisians.
More than a thousand pilgrims died this year, during the Hajj in Mecca, mainly due to heat with temperatures that have reached almost 52 ° C. The toll increased to 1301 dead, announced yesterday, Saudi Arabia, specifying that 83% of them were not allowed to accomplish Hajjj
Among these 1301 dead are 53 Tunisians, according to a new review revised upwards by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Last year, at least 240 pilgrims, mostly Indonesian, died during the pilgrimage. The Hajj attracts between 2 and 3 million faithful each year to Mecca, including 1.6 million from abroad.
A significant number of tens of thousands of unregistered pilgrims, allegedly aggravated the situation, especially in the Egyptian camps saturated and deprived of water, food and air conditioning.
