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At least 1,300 hajj pilgrims died during extreme heat, Saudi Arabia says (www.theguardian.com)
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[โ€“] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What's with all the non-empathetic comments here? 1,300 deaths is a horrible tragedy ๐Ÿ˜ž

[โ€“] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 4 months ago

Yep. I hate how Lemmings just go "religion bad" and pretend like these people deserve it for having different beliefs. And I'm pretty sure that global warming has also played a part in this.

[โ€“] rammer@sopuli.xyz -1 points 4 months ago

While it is a horrible tragedy. It is a preventable one.

And given the sheer amount of pilgrims (2,5 million by some estimates), it could have been a lot worse. Given that size some will die by sheer statistical probability.