CAIRO (Reuters) – Fourteen Jordanians have been reported useless through the annual Muslim haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, a few of them attributable to warmth stroke, whereas 17 others have been reported lacking, the Jordanian international ministry stated in an announcement on Sunday.
At the least of six of the fatalities have been warmth associated, the ministry stated on Saturday, with temperatures predicted to achieve 47 levels Celsius (116 Fahrenheit) in Mecca on Monday.
It did not specify on Sunday whether or not the upper dying toll was additionally as a result of warmth.
The haj, which is able to finish on Wednesday, is among the largest mass gatherings on this planet, with greater than 1.8 million pilgrims anticipated to participate this 12 months, in accordance with the Saudi Common Authority for Statistics.
Stampedes, tent fires, warmth and different elements have triggered tons of of deaths on the occasion over the previous 30 years.
The Saudi well being ministry issued an advisory on Thursday warning of hovering temperatures and advising pilgrims to remain hydrated and keep away from being outside through the hottest hours of the day between 11 a.m. (0800 GMT) and three p.m.
The Jordanian international ministry was coordinating with Saudi authorities on procedures to bury or transport the our bodies of the deceased in accordance with their household’s needs, it stated on Sunday.
In 2015, a lethal crush on the haj close to Mecca killed no less than 2,070 folks, in accordance with a Reuters tally on the time.
