Hajj 2024 News Update Today. More than 2.5 million muslims are. More than 1,300 people died during hajj, many of them after walking in the scorching heat.

“this year, we will witness the largest hajj pilgrimage in history,” said an official at the saudi ministry of hajj and umrah. More than 1,300 people died during hajj, many of them after walking in the scorching heat.