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June 24, 2024

1,300 Pilgrims Died While Performing Hajj Amid Extreme Heat
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Officials in Saudi Arabia have confirmed at least 1,300 people died in
the extreme heat during this year's Hajj pilgrimage. Temperatures at
times reached as high as 125 degrees Fahrenheit. The Washington Post
reports more than 1,400 temperature records were broken across the globe
over the past week, including many here in the United States, where an
early-season heat wave scorched the East Coast and Midwest.


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