Hundreds of people in the Middle East have died after a severe heat wave hit the region.
Categories: 11 Iranians120 degrees Fahrenheit14 Malaysians16 missing165 Indonesians22 Jordanians hospitalized28 Egyptians35 Pakistanis35 Tunisians68 Jordanians98 Indiansalmost 600 Egyptian worshipersat least 460close to 500CNNegyptEgyptian cabinet statementEgyptian citizensEgyptian officialsEgyptian pilgrimsEgyptian presidencyEgyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisiexcessive heat wavehajj databasesHajj pilgrimageheatstrokeHospitalsHundreds of peopleIranian Red CrescentIranians hospitalizedIslamJames MeyersJordanian Foreign Ministrymain pillars of IslamMeccaMiddle EastMuslimsOAN Newsroomofficial death tollofficial number of dead Egyptianspassed awayPrime Minister Mostafa Madboulyreligionreturn of the bodiesSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabian authoritiessearch for missing peoplespeedy coordinationsupport for families of the deceasedTodays Headlinestrue toll