Hajj Yatra 2024: The number of deaths of Hajj pilgrims is increasing amid the scorching heat and blazing sun. So far 645 pilgrims have died due to heatstroke. This includes more than 60 Indians.

However, Saudi Arabia has not commented on the number of people who died due to the extreme heat during the pilgrimage. Meanwhile, hundreds of people queued up at the emergency compound in Mecca's Al-Muaisam neighborhood trying to get information about their missing family members. 

68 Indians died

A diplomat in Saudi Arabia said, "We have confirmed the death of about 68 people... some have died due to natural causes and there were many elderly pilgrims with us. Some have died due to the weather, this is our estimate."

At least 645 people have died during the five-day hajj. Already, several countries have said some of their pilgrims died because of the heat at the holy sites in Mecca, including Jordan and Tunisia. 

People fainted while pelting stones at the devil

Temperatures in Mecca and holy sites around the city reached 47 degrees Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, according to the Saudi National Center for Meteorology. Some people fainted while trying to symbolically stone the devil.