I-Hajj 2024: Ngaphezu kwe-1.83M AmaSulumane Anesibindi Sokushisa Kwasehlobo

AmaSulumane angaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-1.8 athathe uhambo oluya eMecca, eSaudi Arabia, ukuyokwenza uhambo lweHajj 2024.

Amazinga okushisa enyuke afinyelela ku-51.8 degrees Celsius (125 degrees Fahrenheit) e-Mecca’s Masjid al-Haram, lapho abavakashi benza khona isiko lokuzungeza okwaziwa nge-Tawaf, ukunyakaza okuzungeze i-Kaaba yamaSulumane, isakhiwo esiyi-cubic.

Ngaleso sikhathi, izinga lokushisa esigodini saseMina lafinyelela ku-46 degrees Celsius (114.8 degrees Fahrenheit).

Naphezu kokushisa okunamandla, iningi labahambeli be -Hajj 2024 baphothule ngempumelelo uhambo, okuwubufakazi bokholo lwabo olungantengantengi nokuzinikela emikhubeni yabo yamaSulumane.

2024 Izilinganiso ze-Hajj s afety

Ngokomnyango wezempilo waseSaudi Arabia, amacala angaphezu kuka-2,700 16 okushisa aqoshwa ngeSonto kuphela, ngoJuni 16, weHajj 2024.

Amaqembu ezokwelapha abekhona ukuze anikeze usizo ngokushesha kanye nokukhulula labo abathintekile ngenxa yokushisa okukhulu kwasehlobo.

Ngaphandle kosizo lwezokwelashwa, iziteshi zokupholisa kanye nezindawo zokuphuza amanzi nazo zasetshenziswa ukuze kuphephe nenhlalakahle yabahambi.

Ugatsha lwezempilakahle luthi lezi zigameko zokuphelelwa wukushisa zibangelwa wukushiswa yilanga kanye nokungalandeli iziqondiso zabahambeli njengokufuna ukucasha elangeni ntambama.

Esitatimendeni, uMnyango Wezempilo waseSaudi Arabia uthe:

“Ukuvimbela kubaluleke kakhulu, futhi ukuzibophezela kwabahambela indawo yokukhulekela ukuthi bangahambi ngezikhathi eziphakeme ngaphandle kwalapho kunesidingo, noma ukusebenzisa isambulela, kunganciphisa isigameko sokuphelelwa ukushisa.”

“Iziqondiso zethu zezempilo zezinsuku ezizayo zicacile futhi zilula: phatha isambulela, uphuze amanzi njalo, futhi ugweme ukuchayeka elangeni.”

Izisulu ze-Heatstroke

Amakhulu ama-pilgrim kubikwe ukuthi anqotshwe yi-heatstroke ngaphambi kokuphela kohambo lweHajj 2024 ngoMsombuluko, Juni 17.

Kwalimala abangu-323 kuqinisekiswe ukuthi ngabaseGibhithe kanti abangu-60 kwakungabantu baseJordani.

Iziphathimandla zezinye izizwe nazo zibike ukuthi ziye zaba nokufa ngesikhathi sohambo olungcwele lwaminyaka yonke.

IHajj 2024 yethule abahambi abacishe babe yizigidi eziyi-1.8, phakathi kwalaba bahambeli abayizigidi eziyi-1.6 abavela phesheya kwezilwandle.

IHajj ingenye yezinsika ezinhlanu ze-Islam, ebhekwa njengesibopho esingokwenkolo amaSulumane anekhono ngokomzimba okufanele asifeze okungenani kanye ekuphileni kwawo.

Ukushisa: Inselelo yeHajj ngo-2024

Uhambo olungcwele lwaminyaka yonke ludinga ukuhamba amabanga amade phakathi kwezindawo ezingaphandle.

Omunye wemisebenzi yokugcina emikhulu eHajj uhlanganisa ukujikijela amatshe ezindongeni ezintathu zikakhonkolo, okubizwa ngokuthi “ukukhanda udeveli ngamatshe,” lapho abahambi bechayeka ekushiseni kwelanga.

Umnyango wezempilo eSaudi uphawule ukuthi uzowaqapha ngeso lokhozi amacala okuphelelwa ukushisa.

Amazinga okushisa apholile ngaphambili

Ngokusho kukaHussein Al-Qahtani, umkhulumeli weNational Meteorological Center (NMC) yaseSaudi, uhambo lweHajj 2025 luzoba olokugcina ukuwa ngesikhathi sasehlobo, lungenise iminyaka eminingana yamazinga okushisa apholile kubahambi.

“Inkathi yeHajj izongena esigabeni esisha sokushintsha kwesimo sezulu phakathi nonyaka ka-2026. Ngeke sibone iHajj yasehlobo kuze kube sekupheleni kweminyaka engu-17,” kuphawula u-Al-Qahtani.

I-Hajj ngo-2026 izophawula ukuqala kohambo olungena enkathini yasentwasahlobo iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ezayo, bese kuthi iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili elandelayo ibe phakathi nenkathi yasebusika.

U-Al-Qahtani uphinde waphawula ukuthi amazinga okushisa ajwayelekile phakathi nalezi zinkathi ezimbili zeHajj eminyakeni eyi-16 azoba phakathi kuka-45 no-47 degrees Celsius (113 kuya ku-116.6 degrees Fahrenheit).

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