USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Amarnath Yatra: 8 pilgrims die due to natural causes, toll climbs to 41.

Detailed explanation-2: -Uttarakhand: 311 Char Dham pilgrims dead in 2022, 80% due to medical reasons.

Detailed explanation-3: -There were 446 deaths, equivalent to 1, 968 deaths per 100, 000 pilgrim years. Most pilgrims died in Mecca (68%) and Medinah (24%).

Detailed explanation-4: -Although the Pilgrims were not starving, their sea-diet was very high in salt, which weakened their bodies on the long journey and during that first winter. As many as two or three people died each day during their first two months on land. Only 52 people survived the first year in Plymouth.