Pilgrims from Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Iran and Senegal have died during the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this year as temperatures have soared to over 50 degrees Celsius.
yes; as far as i’m aware there has never been a mass-death event like this in the contemporary history of the Hajj, although it’s always been arduous and more potentially deadly when it falls during the summer
we’re obviously, contextually talking about deaths from heat, not from all the other stuff that happens on Hajj. don’t do this “you cannot be serious” routine when you simultaneously don’t even engage with the context of the question
Jesus! (Or Isa?) Some of these were like single localised events. I was just thinking about how many people come through without even bringing that into it.
Well, I guess a casual disregard for the life and limb of non-elite non-Saudis is pretty on brand for them.
Uhh, normally that would be a crazy number, but it’s Hajj. Is it still a crazy number?
yes; as far as i’m aware there has never been a mass-death event like this in the contemporary history of the Hajj, although it’s always been arduous and more potentially deadly when it falls during the summer
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we’re obviously, contextually talking about deaths from heat, not from all the other stuff that happens on Hajj. don’t do this “you cannot be serious” routine when you simultaneously don’t even engage with the context of the question
Nope, these mass death events are a regular occurrence due to the Saudi government’s incompetence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_during_the_Hajj
Jesus! (Or Isa?) Some of these were like single localised events. I was just thinking about how many people come through without even bringing that into it.
Well, I guess a casual disregard for the life and limb of non-elite non-Saudis is pretty on brand for them.
Yup, they are one of the most inhuman regimes on the planet, right up there with the likes of China and North Korea: https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/08/21/they-fired-us-rain/saudi-arabian-mass-killings-ethiopian-migrants-yemen-saudi
We’re up to 922 according to that link. That’s insane.