00:00The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh confirmed that a Philippine pilgrim was in WI
00:05in the hot middle of the crossing of the Mecca Hedge.
00:10In Panayami, Philippine Embassy Chargé d'Affaires Rommel Romato in the Philippine News Agency,
00:16our countryman was in WI on June 16.
00:19He was given medical attention in Maca Hospital,
00:24but he was not saved.
00:27With the help of the Philippine Embassy and Consulate General Hedge Assistance Teams,
00:32he was also saved in Maca on June 19.
00:37The victim was an OFW based in Saudi Arabia
00:42and was not part of the Hedge Delegation
00:44organized by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos.
00:48It was first reported that hundreds of pilgrims were in WI due to the heatstroke
00:53after the temperature in Mecca rose to 51 degrees Celsius.
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