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At least 14 die in extreme heat during haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia
- Temperatures have pushed well past 40 degrees Celsius during the annual pilgrimage
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At least 14 people from Jordan have died in extreme heat during the Muslim haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials said on Sunday.
A further 17 people are missing, the Jordanian foreign ministry said on Sunday, according to the state agency Petra.
The ministry had initially confirmed the deaths of six Jordanian pilgrims who had suffered heatstroke.
A search is under way for the 17 missing people. Work was also under way to transfer the bodies to Jordan and bury them.
The pilgrimage began in Mecca on Friday evening in blistering heat.

On Sunday, the heat had reached to 47 degrees Celsius (116.6 Fahrenheit) in Mecca, and 46 degrees in Mina, according to Saudi meteorological authorities.
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