Over 1,000 deaths: Why did so many people die in this year's Hajj? | DW News

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Published 2024-06-20
A searing heatwave in Saudi Arabia has led to the deaths of over 1,000 people in the city of Mecca during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, according to a tally by the AFP news agency. At least two-thousand people were hospitalized as temperatures there rose above fifty degrees Celsius. The Hajj is one of the largest gatherings of people in the world with an estimated 1.8 million people attending this year.

For more on this, we talk to Samer Bagaeen. He is an expert on future-proofing cities and joins us from the Kent School of Architecture, Design and Planning.

00:00 Intro and report
02:43 Interview with Samer Bagaeen

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All Comments (21)
  • @guaxary
    You see dead people around you and you just keep going??? Walking to some mountain is more important than that people around you are safe, that you're not putting yourself in danger, that you don't add strain to emergency services???
  • @Aijan100
    The fanaticism is next level. When rational thought and instinct of self preservation are suppressed by a doctrine.
  • Now imagine summers in 20 years, when heat reaches 50, 55 degrees. People will drop like flies.
  • My nephew lives in Saudi. He says this happens every year. Many are there illegally he says and they are dehydrated from crossing the desert from Egypt and are weak when they get there.
  • I am not joking or disrespecting. Always examine what and who you are following and why. If you can not question how do you know who you are following is worthy of your devotion.
  • @jlluna2633
    Its sad how many people die because of religion but if you are an adult who genuinely believes in something then theres nothing anyone else can do to help you... Who I feel for are any children or any people who had to do this against their will.
  • @Sk8Bird
    Unreal God vs. Real Climate Change
  • @A3Kr0n
    How many Porta Potties do you need to comfortably accommodate 1.8 million people all guzzling water?