Jeddah - Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee Hajj (PPIH) Saudi Arabia in Health Chairul Radjab Nasution asked pilgrims pilgrim (calhaj) using warm clothing. Temperatures in the city of Mecca range 24-37 C and will continue to cool down nine days ahead of the peak of the upcoming pilgrimage.
"Use heavy clothing, rain Mecca several times already, indicating winter has arrived," said Chairul Radjab told reporters prior to the health sector coordination meeting at the Office of Technical Affairs Haji Jeddah on Saturday (6 / 11).
Currently, all calhaj Indonesia has entered Mecca. They were all preparing to enter the peak of the pilgrimage on 9 Dzulhidjah future. Besides standing at Arafat, pilgrims will also be mabit (overnight) in Muzdalifah while preparing for worship throwing pebbles jumrah. "Well at the time mabit, the pilgrims who menggunakna ihram should really choose the thickness to maintain body temperature remained warm," said Chairul.
On Monday (1 / 11) most of the city of Mecca torrential rain for over an hour. The rain fell down on the evening evenly in all places, not to mention the Grand Mosque. Recorded since Saturday (30/10), air humidity in Mecca in the range of 30-40 percent.
However, Chairul asks pilgrims to be aware of this winter. For cold weather in the Holy Land is very different than in the country. With humidity low, the prospective Haj pilgrims were asked to drink too much water.
In addition to weather problems, the Chairman also reminded PPIH Health for pilgrims physically well prepared. Because the peak pilgrimage is a religious procession a very physical exertion. "Checks are always the condition of the body, if it is not possible to throw jumrah need not be forced," he said.
He explained that from past experience morbidity and mortality at the peak of the pilgrimage which will be held from 9-13 Dzulhidjah (15-19 November) will rise sharply. "Check your blood pressure monitor, blood sugar, it is important that pilgrims can get around between worship and maintain body condition remained good," he said.
He also stated to the 27-day implementation of the pilgrimage had 56 people died in the holy land. The last three days according to Chairul Radjab significant surge occurred on the prospective Haj pilgrims who died. But once when compared with the number of died last year at the same time remained lower. Years ago to the day to 27 the number of pilgrims to reach 74 people died. "This is what should we keep continue," he said. (East wise Riyadi / MCH jeddah)
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