Fourteen Jordanians have been reported dead during the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, some of them due to heat stroke, while 17 others were reported missing.
At least of six of the fatalities were heat related, the ministry said on Saturday, with temperatures predicted to reach 47 degrees Celsius in Mecca on Monday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates in Jordan earlier confirmed the deaths of six Jordanian citizens due to heat stroke while on Mount Arafat.
However, many other local sources have reported a higher toll, indicating that 17 pilgrims have died, with their names being published.
Iranian red crescent chief pirhossein koolivand said “five iranian pilgrims have lost their lives so far in mecca and medina during the hajj this year”, also not saying how they died.
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