Hajj rituals begin amid tight Saudi security measures.
According to Al-Mayadeen, nearly one and a half million Muslims from all over the world have traveled to Mecca and began this year’s Hajj rituals an hour ago amid the intense heat and strict measures taken by Saudi Arabia.
This year’s Hajj rituals have begun with strict measures taken by Saudi Arabia to prevent heatstroke among pilgrims. This is while the temperature this year has reached about 52 degrees.
Last year, 1,301 pilgrims lost their lives as a result of heatstroke.
According to official statistics, Saudi Arabia has announced the deployment of more than 250,000 people and coordination between more than 40 government agencies to deal with the heat wave and heatstroke among pilgrims.
According to official statistics from Saudi sources, the increase in canopies in the areas where the Hajj rituals are performed has reached 50,000 square meters, and thousands of medical staff have been distributed among pilgrims, and more than 400 cooling devices have been used in the Hajj rituals.
According to the report, the air conditioning system inside the Grand Mosque is the largest of its kind and ventilates the air inside the Grand Mosque more than nine times a day.
Saudi officials have announced that this year, they have installed air conditioners for pilgrims along the 4-kilometer route leading to Mount Arafat.
The Saudis have also announced that they are using artificial intelligence technology to monitor the gathering of pilgrims and review images and data in real time so that they can better manage the gathering of pilgrims.