Afrigather Egypt has withdrawn the licenses of over a dozen tourism corporations accused of inflicting the deaths of lots of of individuals through the hajj pilgramage in Mecca.
Media studies say as many as 1,000 pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia from sickness however the prime minister’s workplace, tasked with dealing with the disaster has confirmed solely 31 deaths.
The journey businesses are accused of deception; acquiring private go to visas for his or her victims as a substitute of hajj visas.
Pilgrims holding hajj visas are entitled to medical therapy in Saudi hospitals however holders of go to visas should not.
Many of the victims reportedly succumbed to exhaustion brought on by the scorching summer time temperatures as they trekked by the desert into Mecca to keep away from arrest or deportation.
Greater than 50,000 Egyptians formally participated on this 12 months’s pilgrimage. Some pilgrims try the journey with out permits, risking arrest and deportation.
The accused journey businesses have been referred to the prosecutor for investigation.
