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More than 1126 people have died during Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi government is being accused of not making proper arrangements for the pilgrims, after which a statement has come from Saudi Arabia for the first time.
The officer exposed the truth
A senior Saudi official on Friday defended the Gulf country's arrangements for the Hajj. Saudi Arabia has been accused of not taking good care of people and so far more than 1100 people from different countries have died, in which extreme heat is considered a major reason. After this, the government's statement on these deaths has come for the first time. A Saudi official told news agency AFP that “Saudi Arabia did not fail. But people made the wrong decision. They did not understand the risks.”
Most deaths in this country
News agency AFP has confirmed the death of 1126 people. More than half of them were from Egypt. In which official statements and reports of diplomats have been made the basis.
Most deaths these days
A senior Saudi official said the Saudi government had confirmed 577 deaths during the two busiest days of the hajj, with the highest number of fatalities occurring on Saturday, when pilgrims gathered for hours of prayer on Mount Arafat in scorching heat, and the second day, Sunday, when the stoning of the devil took place in Mina.
1.8 million people perform Hajj
Saudi officials previously said 1.8 million pilgrims attended this year, equal to last year, and 1.6 million came from abroad. The official also acknowledged that the figure of 577 is partial and does not cover all the days of the Haj pilgrimage. He said this was due to extreme weather conditions and scorching heat.
The official said that one of the causes of death
This is that the quota for performing Hajj is allocated on the basis of countries. These are allocated by lottery. However, keeping the permit is a huge expense. There are many people who try to perform Hajj without a permit. They have to face arrest or deportation. People come to perform Hajj by lying to save money, the record of which is not kept by any government.
Pilgrimage by Wrong Way
The official said many people enter the country through the wrong route to save money, saving thousands of dollars. It is also difficult to find their records. While Saudi Arabia has announced a general tourist visa making it easier to enter the Gulf country. Ahead of this year's Hajj, Saudi officials said they had allowed more than 300,000 potential pilgrims to enter Mecca who did not have a Hajj permit.
You can reach Saudi Arabia even without a visa
However, like every year, this year too thousands of pilgrims have gone to Mecca for Haj without visa. Due to lack of money, many pilgrims are unable to get visa and they try to reach Mecca through illegal means. However, doing this is considered very dangerous. To reach Mecca secretly, one has to pass through hot sunny areas. In which many people lose their lives.
Lakhs of unregistered pilgrims
According to the official, there are an estimated 400,000 unregistered pilgrims. Pointing to Egypt, he said that almost all of them are citizens of the same country. According to reports, more than 650 Egyptians have died. Out of which about 630 people did not have Hajj permit.
How many pilgrims from India died
For many days, it was feared that many pilgrims from India who went to Mecca for Hajj have died. But now for the first time, the Ministry of External Affairs has officially given accurate information about the deaths of Indian pilgrims who went to Mecca. Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said that this year 175,000 Indians went on pilgrimage. Out of which we have lost 98 people so far. Death occurred due to natural causes. Six Indians also died on the day of Arafat due to illness, natural causes, chronic illness and old age.
Extreme heat in Mecca
The meteorological center there recorded a maximum temperature of 51.8 degrees Celsius at the Grand Mosque in Mecca earlier this week. At some places, the temperature also crossed 52 degrees. Pilgrims were also seen fainting at many places due to the scorching heat. According to a Saudi study published last month, the temperature in the region is rising by 0.4 degrees per decade.