98 Indians died during this year’s Haj pilgrimage
24-Jun-2024More than 900 pilgrims from across the world died during this year’s Haj
A total of 98 Indian nationals have died while performing the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this year due to an intense heatwave, natural causes, chronic illness and old age, the external affairs ministry said on Friday.
More than 900 pilgrims from across the world died during this year’s Haj, which was marked by searing heat and intense high temperatures, and Indian authorities had earlier put the death toll among Indian pilgrims at 68.
“So far, there are 98 Indian pilgrims who have died [during the] Haj. These deaths have happened on account of natural causes, chronic illness and old age,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told a regular media briefing.
