The Hajj Affairs Office of the Federal Government of Somalia has given details on the number of Somali pilgrims who died in Saudi Arabia this year.
The head of the Hajj Affairs Office of the Somali government, Khadar Dahir, said that six pilgrims who were among the Somali pilgrims died during the performance of the Hajj this year.
The six people who were among the Somali pilgrims were three men and three women, and the total number of pilgrims who died during this year’s Hajj reached 500 pilgrims as announced by the media office of Harameyna.
The death of pilgrims this year has been attributed to the heat in the cities of Makkah and Madinah which has exceeded 40⁰, resulting in climate change affecting the pilgrims.
Finally, the head of the Hajj Affairs Office of the Somali government, Khadar Dahir, called on the airlines to return every Hajj to the country at the right time, and warned that a Hajj should be replaced by another Hajj, which would lead to challenges and complaints.
