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A woman uses a hand held battery run fan to cool off a man lying on the ground, affected by the scorching heat, during the symbolic 'stoning of the devil' ritual at the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mina on June 16, 2024. The death toll from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on June 20, 2024, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. All told, around 10 countries have reported 1,081 deaths during the annual pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam which all Muslims with the means must complete at least once. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)