Saudi Arabia. Illegal pilgrimage is up to $ 27,000

Saudi authorities hope that thanks to the reduction of the number of newcomers, it will be possible to reduce the risk of pilgrims. Last year, 52 degrees Celsius reached the temperature. Over 1.3 thousand died people. The authorities reported that hospitals provided medical assistance over 140,000 pilgrims who did not obtain permission to participate in the pilgrimage.

People without such permits do not have access to such amenities as air -conditioned tents and buses, which increases the risk of heat strokes and other health complications related to extreme temperatures.

“We introduce raw rules to make only persons with all permits participate in the pilgrimage,” Hadfig Minister Tawfig Alorah told the agency.

Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. It takes place once a year at a strictly defined period related to the ID al-Adha holiday. Millions of Muslims come to Mecca at the time (Hajj is considered the most numerous annual assembly of people on Earth).

Within five days of pilgrimage, participants cover over 60 kilometers, visiting the places where they make specific rituals, such as the symbolic stone of Satan. Preparing for this year's pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia among others increased the number of hospital beds by 60 percent. and covered the roads in critical regions with a special substance, which – as Gulf News informed – reduces the surface temperature by 12 degrees. Donons were also used to detect unauthorized pilgrims.

This year's Hajj falls on June 4-9, and according to forecasts, you should take into account temperatures reaching 50 degrees C. According to the Islamic Moon calendar for 16 consecutive years, pilgrimages will gradually move to the colder spring, and then winter months.