The confirmed death toll among Muslim pilgrims affected by rising temperatures during the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia continued to rise on Friday.
Jordan’s Foreign Ministry said 75 Jordanian pilgrims had died from heatstroke, while Tunisia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs put the North African country’s toll at 49.
Unconfirmed reports say hundreds of Egyptians have been killed, but Cairo has not released an official toll.
Egypt said it has sent consular teams to gather information about Egyptians at hospitals in Mecca and nearby holy sites.
Earlier this week, Iran said 11 of its citizens were among the dead and Senegal confirmed three had been killed.
Temperatures in Mecca and other nearby holy sites hovered around 50 degrees Celsius on Tuesday’s last day of pilgrimage.
Arab governments said most of the pilgrims who died were not registered with the relevant authorities and had traveled on tourist visas, making it harder to find them.
About 1.8 million pilgrims took part in the Hajj this year. The pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam.
