As Reuters wrote, medical and security sources say so At least 530 Egyptians died during the Hajj season this year. According to a statement by the unit established on Thursday headed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, 31 deaths due to chronic diseases have been confirmed.
In Mecca, the temperature sometimes exceeded 51 degrees Celsius. As stated in the statement, the travel companies that organized the travel of the deceased did not provide them with any services, including medical.
Travel agencies are accused of sending pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the basis of personal visas and not special visas that allow access to Mecca, where the Hajj rituals are held.
Medical services organized by the Saudi authorities to alleviate the hardships of Hajj are not provided to travelers on a personal visa. The statement added that the pilgrims who died had to cross the desert to Mecca to avoid arrest or deportation.
Egyptian authorities also claim that travel agencies failed to provide “adequate accommodation” for pilgrims, adding that this led to “exhaustion of pilgrims due to high temperatures.”
Source: Reuters
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