{"id":74310,"date":"2024-06-16T17:33:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T17:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/16\/14-jordanians-die-in-intense-heat-during-hajj-pilgrimage\/"},"modified":"2024-06-16T17:33:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T17:33:39","slug":"14-jordanians-die-in-intense-heat-during-hajj-pilgrimage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/16\/14-jordanians-die-in-intense-heat-during-hajj-pilgrimage\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Jordanians Die in Intense Heat During Hajj Pilgrimage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/06\/16\/multimedia\/16saudi-heat-gwkj\/16saudi-heat-gwkj-facebookJumbo.jpg?resize=1050,550&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"14 Jordanians Die in Intense Heat During Hajj Pilgrimage\" title=\"14 Jordanians Die in Intense Heat During Hajj Pilgrimage\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Fourteen Jordanian pilgrims died as they performed rituals related to Hajj, a holy trip to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that Muslims are encouraged to take once in their lives, Jordan\u2019s official news agency said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The pilgrims died as a result of exposure to extreme sun and heat, the agency said, based on a report from Jordan\u2019s Foreign Ministry. In Mecca, temperatures reached nearly 110 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday, and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/eltahir.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Kang19_GRL.pdf\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">recent studies<\/a> have indicated that climate change will increase health risks there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Another 17 pilgrims were also missing, the agency said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Hajj is one of the largest mass gatherings in the world, with Muslim pilgrims traveling from near and far for the spiritual experience, which is also a physical and mental challenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">This year, Hajj started on Friday and will end on Wednesday; 1.8 million pilgrims were expected to take part, according to the General Authority for Statistics, a Saudi government agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday that the country\u2019s medical center for heat exhaustion had treated 225 pilgrims for heat stress and fatigue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Deaths have also occurred during previous pilgrimages, including from stampedes. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/09\/25\/world\/middleeast\/mecca-stampede.html\" title=\"\">In 2015<\/a>, more than 700 people died from a stampede. Many pilgrims, who are often older, have also experienced heat stress in recent years, with scores dying from the heat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of the Muslim faith, and many of the rituals take place outdoors, in Mecca and the surrounding desert. These rituals include praying outside the Great Mosque of Mecca and spending the day in prayer at Mount Arafat, often under the blazing sun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Scientists have warned that weather conditions will be severe when Hajj, which follows the lunar calendar, falls during the summer, as it did this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Relief measures have helped reduce cases of heat stress, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38457640\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">scientists say<\/a>. Saudi authorities have used water mist sprays to cool the air, they said, and they have provided water, umbrellas and air-conditioned transportation for the pilgrims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Vivian Nereim<!-- --> contributed reporting from Riyadh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/16\/world\/middleeast\/heat-deaths-hajj-pilgrimage.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fourteen Jordanian pilgrims died as they performed rituals related to Hajj, a holy trip to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that Muslims are encouraged to take once in their lives, Jordan\u2019s official news agency said on Sunday. 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