Hajj Pilgrimage Deaths 2024. Death toll from heat at hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia passes 900. Cairo — more than 1,300 people died during this year’s hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at islamic holy sites in the desert.

The official death toll from this year’s hajj pilgrimage has soared to almost 500 and the true toll could be more than double that as reports emerged that as many as. More than 1,000 people have died at this year’s hajj pilgrimage in extreme heat in saudi arabia, an afp tally showed on thursday.