"Cacti have water, right Butthead?"
Posted on 06/19/2024 12:03:06 PM PDT by Red Badger
Two Arab diplomats told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday that at least 550 Muslims have died during 2024’s hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, most of them from “heat-related illnesses.”
Temperatures in Mecca have soared to 125 degrees Fahrenheit in June. Saudi officials said on Sunday that more than 2,000 pilgrims have been treated for heat stress, but they did not mention any fatalities and have not provided updated information since Sunday.
AFP’s tally of deaths, based on local media sources, stood at 645 on Wednesday. The Arab diplomats who spoke to AFP said 550 bodies were being held at the largest morgue in Mecca.
Of the deaths recorded so far, 323 were Egyptians, and 60 were Jordanians, as confirmed by the Jordanian government. The diplomats said one of the Egyptians “sustained fatal injuries during a minor crowd crush,” while the others all died of complications from the heat.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it is working with the Saudis to rescue Egyptians who have gone missing during the hajj. Egyptian officials said “a certain number of deaths” have occurred but did not mention any specific numbers.
“Some pilgrims described seeing motionless bodies on the roadside and ambulance services that appeared overwhelmed at times,” AFP reported.
The task of locating the missing and counting the dead is complicated by the large number of pilgrims who enter Mecca illegally because they cannot afford to pay for Saudi visas or because various political problems make it difficult for them to enter Saudi Arabia.
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People enter Mecca illegally? They have problems with illegal aliens? But they are illegal Muslim aliens who are Doing what their religion commands them to do By visiting Mecca?
Only muslims are allowed in Mecca. Not tourists...............
>> America will need a complete moral rejuvenation, a return to God and virtue<<
More effective action is to turn AWAY from Biden and dump him permanently. A return to God entails a turning away from Joe.
Note to self:
When I finally get around to making a new religion, don’t do it in the desert.
Hawaii would be nice....................
06/18/2024 9:24:18 PM PDT · by Cronos · 56 replies
The Guardian ^ | 18th June 2024 | AFP
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4245232/posts
In a desert in high summertime it’s...hot? When did this start?
Stink Fest ‘24.
This is obviously what Mohammed wanted.
39,600 virgins on the way!
It’s a start
That’s a start.
At least no mass trampling stampedes or terrorist incidents as have happened in past years. Not yet anyway.
"Cacti have water, right Butthead?"
The Saudis have probably learned how to control large crowds so that doesn’t happen..............
Hundreds die yearly going doing the Hajj... Many get raped, lots are stabbed and then there are the deaths from heat exhaustion which happen yearly... There was one year when 20,000+ died from a cholera epidemic.
You go to lune out during a Hajj pilgrimage and bad things can happen... Just saying. So consider yourself warned.
The one in the rear walks like Biden.
Excellent read! Sadly, it will be ignored by most...
Will probably cause a major supply chain crisis on the supply of virgins ... may have to substitute female piglets again.
or Guyana,
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