RIYADH/MINA (Reuters) – Throngs of tightly packed pilgrims struggled through searing heat which has claimed lives during the annual Haj pilgrimage as temperatures reached 51.8 degrees Celsius (125.2 Fahrenheit) in the shade of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi state TV said on Tuesday. Read full story
Soaring temperatures scorch pilgrims on Haj in Saudi Arabia
