Pilgrims continue to throw stones amid intense heat

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In the early morning hours today, Monday, crowds of pilgrims began throwing stones on the second day of the Day of Tashreeq to escape the intense summer heat at noon, which caused hundreds of pilgrims to suffer sunstroke .

The number of pilgrims on the roads leading to the Jamarat site on Monday morning decreased significantly compared to Sunday’s rituals.

Hajj rituals are held amid the high summer heat, which is expected to reach 49 degrees Celsius in Mecca and the holy places in the city and its environs, according to the Saudi National Center for Measurement and Evaluation.

The Saudi Ministry of Health announced that more than 2,760 pilgrims suffered from sunstroke and heat exhaustion on Sunday, at the beginning of the stoning of stones.

On Sunday, Jordan announced the death of 14 Jordanian pilgrims from sunstroke while performing the Hajj.

Security forces, paramedics and first responders were deployed in and around Mina, especially on roads and open areas, to assist pilgrims.

More than 1.83 million Muslims performed the Hajj in 2024, which is slightly less than the number recorded last year of 1.84 million, according to Saudi officials.

It is scheduled to stone the Jamarat for the third time on Tuesday, before the Farewell Tawaf.