Hajj 2024 Deaths. Stampedes, tent fires and other accidents have caused hundreds of deaths during haj to saudi arabia in the past 30 years. The pilgrimage began on friday.

In recent years, with rising temperature, many pilgrims have also succumbed to. Six people have died from heatstroke during the hajj pilgrimage to mecca, amid warnings from saudi officials that temperatures during the annual gathering could reach 48.