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Temperatures in Mecca have soared to 125 degrees Fahrenheit in June. Saudi officials said on Sunday that more than 2,000 pilgrims have been treated for heat stress, but they did not mention any fatalities and have not provided updated information since Sunday.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it is working with the Saudis to rescue Egyptians who have gone missing during theEgyptian officials said “a certain number of deaths” have occurred but did not mention any specific numbers. The task of locating the missing and counting the dead is complicated by the large number of pilgrims who enter Mecca illegally because they cannot afford to pay for Saudi visas or because various political problems make it difficult for them to enter Saudi Arabia.
One of AFP’s diplomatic sources said many of the Egyptians who died were “irregular pilgrims” who “went without food, water, or air conditioning for a long time.”pilgrims have been frantically searching for them in hospitals and pleading for news online. The husband of a missing 70-year-old Tunisian feared the worst because his wife was an “unregistered” pilgrim who had no access to air-conditioned facilities after spending hours praying in the sun.
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