Soaring temperatures scorch pilgrims on Hajj in Saudi Arabia
Throngs of tightly packed pilgrims on the annual Hajj pilgrimage struggled as temperatures hit 51.8 degrees Celsius (125.2 Fahrenheit) in the shade of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi state TV said, with the searing heat claiming lives. Twenty-three Tunisian citizens died while on Hajj, Tunisian state news agency Agence Tunis-Afrique-Presse said on Tuesday. … Read more
