Hajj Pilgrimage Death Toll (2024) … mostly due to heat this year

[Axtremus]

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/06/19/death-toll-from-heat-at-hajj-pilgrimage-in-saudi-arabia-passes-900_6675195_4.html

There are always death at the Hajj pilgrimage, year after year, for many years, but mostly due to stampede.
This year (2024), the number spiked to over 900, and the Saudi authority says the deaths are mostly due to the soaring heat (over 125 Fahrenheit in Mecca).

[Mik]

I am reminded of the joke about 900 lawyers buried up to their necks.