Thousands of pilgrims suffered because of a heat

Two thousand pilgrims to Saudi Arabia suffered because of a heat. Temperature in the desert rose to 48 degrees Celsius, transfers newspaper "The Guardian". More than 1,8 million Muslims made a hajj which generally took place open-air. Among pilgrims there were many elderly people. On June 29 about 1,7 thousand cases of an overheat were recorded, earlier was reported about 287 such cases. High temperature provoked at many participants of a hajj of heart trouble, a spasm and overfatigue. Ministry Kingdom health care Saudi Arabia urged pilgrims to keep in the background and to consume...