Over 1,000 dead during Hajj in Mecca amid brutal heatwave

Thousands are also being treated for heatstroke as temperatures mounted to 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) in Mecca.

Over 1,000 pilgrims have died during the hajj this year as Saudi Arabia's Mecca continued to reel under intense heat, AFP reported.

Thousands are also being treated for heatstroke as temperatures mounted to 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) in Mecca.

Unregistered pilgrims accounted for more than half of those who died. Around 658 pilgrims from Egypt have died, according to an Arab diplomat. Of them, 630 were unregistered pilgrims.

As per sources, 90 fatalities were from India. Jordan, Indonesia, Iran, Senegal, Tunisia have also reported pilgrim deaths. Several pilgrims are reported to be missing too.