'2,000 hajj pilgrims hit by heat stress'

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 01, 2023 12:07 am

MECCA, Saudi Arabia: More than 2,000 pilgrims have suffered heat stress during the hajj pilgrimage, Saudi officials said Thursday, after temperatures soared to 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) during the annual rites.

Over 1.8 million people performed the dayslong hajj, mostly held outdoors at the height of the Saudi desert summer. Many elderly were among the worshippers after a Covid-era maximum age limit was scrapped.

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