Hundreds have died in chaotic scenes at the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, as temperatures in the ... heat by setting up air conditioned tents and painting the streets between sites white to reflect ...

As reported by NPR, about 1,300 people died during the pilgrimage to Mecca, according to Saudi officials. At the time, temperatures in the area topped 115 degrees last week. Fahd al-Jalajel ...

Temperatures hit a high of 125 degrees during the peak of the five-day pilgrimage, which began June 14 and centered on the holy city of Mecca. Saudi officials said 1.86 million people performed ...

Six people have died from heatstroke during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, amid warnings from Saudi officials that temperatures during the annual gathering could reach 48 degrees Celsius (118 ...

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA - JUNE 18: (Photo by Lokman Akkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images) Two Marylanders are among the hundreds of people who died while on a pilgrimage to Mecca. More than 1,300 people ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its ...

Around 600 Egyptians have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca amid scorching heat, a security source said, as authorities formed a crisis unit on Thursday to probe the deaths.

The annual Muslim pilgrimage to the sacred city of Mecca that wrapped up last week became a death march for over 1,300 Hajj participants who died in temperatures that climbed above 124 degrees.

Muslims around the world gathered over the weekend to pray and celebrate Eid al-Adha, one of the most important Islamic holidays, to signal the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Eid al-Adha ...

Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, and more than 2 million Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca each year, including from Connecticut. Khalid and Yasmin Kapadwala made the trek, leaving ...