Nearly 500 Confirmed Fatalities From ‘Hajj Heatwave’ In Middle East – One America News Network

A departing Turkish Muslim pilgrim pours cold water from a bottle on his head to cool off as he waits in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on June 20, 2024. (Photo by ABDEL GHANI BASHIR/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN’s James Meyers
3:00 PM – Friday, June 21, 2024

Hundreds of people in the Middle East have died after a severe heat wave hit the region.

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The official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has soared close to 500 and the true death toll could be even higher after over 600 Muslim worshipers reported feeling ill while en route to Mecca.

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