Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 26 / Trend T.Jafarov /
No Azerbaijani pilgrims have been injured due to the heavy rains in Saudi Arabia this week.
"The Azerbaijani pilgrims have not suffered from the heavy rains and floods. Azerbaijani pilgrims traveling to Mecca have not had any health problems," Akhund of the Taza Pir Mosque Haji Faiz Nagizade told Trend today over the telephone.
Heavy rains flooded the western coast of Saudi Arabia last night, Al-Jazeera reported. The flood has killed 48 in the cities of Mecca and Jidda.
Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry reported that four foreign pilgrims, including citizens of Sudan, India, Morocco and Nigeria, have died of the A/H1N1virus.
According to the information, none of the deceased men were vaccinated before arriving to the country. The ministry called on all pilgrims to be vaccinated. Elderly and pregnant women were encouraged to refrain from making the pilgrimage.
The Hajj will begin Nov. 25. Roughly 2.5 million pilgrims from different parts of the world are expected to arrive in Saudi Arabia.
The pilgrims perform their religious rites in the Mina and Arafat deserts, he added.
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