Hajj Pilgrimage Deaths 2024. Mecca, saudi arabia — hundreds of people died during this year’s hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at islamic holy sites. More than 1,300 people died making the islamic pilgrimage of hajj in saudi arabia this month, the vast majority of whom the saudi government said did not have permits.

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 at sacred sites. Mecca, saudi arabia — hundreds of people died during this year’s hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at islamic holy sites.