More than 1,000 feared dead in Hajj pilgrimage heat wave

By Lauren Kent, Caroline Faraj, Hande Atay Alam and Nadeen Ebrahim , June 22: The official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has soared to almost 500 and the true toll could be more than double that as reports emerged that as many as 600 Egyptian worshipers perished on the route to Mecca amid extreme heat.