More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced soaring temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom.
  • t3rmit3@beehaw.org
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    6 months ago

    Yeah, this isn’t going to get any easier. Right now KSA is mostly blaming “unauthorized” pilgrims, saying that they did not have any air conditioned hotel rooms to escape the heat in, but I think given the very wide range of reported countries affected, they are just minimizing anger.

    The Middle East is going to get more and more dangerously hot, and I’m worried this is going to start being more normal during Hajj.

    • Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPM
      10·
      6 months ago

      Laughing about the demise of other human lives is not nice. Please, remember to be(e) nice when using Beehaw. Also, consider this a warning.