Hajj 2024 News. Muslim pilgrims offer prayers at top of the rocky hill known as the mountain of mercy, on the plain of arafat, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of mecca,. Saudi arabia reported that over 1,300 pilgrims, mostly unauthorised, died due to extreme heat during the hajj pilgrimage.

During the annual hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia, one of the most important events on the muslim calendar, at least 450 people died under a scorching sun as they prayed. Despite this tragedy, the ministry of health.