Egyptian pilgrims 'totally abandoned' in Hajj heat
Tariq (right) says his 77-year-old mother Effendiya (left) "couldn’t take the baking heat"/ Hundreds of people are thought to have died amid soaring temperatures at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Those who have perished come from more than two dozen countries, with most fatalities from Egypt. The BBC visited one community there which has lost more than 20 people. Many Egyptian pilgrims come from poor villages. They spend their life savings on the spiritual journey to the holiest city in Islam. Effendiya, a 70-year-old mother of five ...
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