'29 pct fall in violations by Hajj pilgrims as compared to last year'

The governor Makkah Khalid Al-Faisal has announced that there has been a fall of 29 percent in violations by the Hajj pilgrims as compared to last year, according to Arab News.

#BREAKING: Violations by Hajj pilgrims dropped 29% compared to 2018 says Governor of Makkah Khalid Al-Faisal https://t.co/IMPTgPukKP pic.twitter.com/UD4GhBqjuj

— Arab News (@arabnews) August 13, 2019

More than 2.48 million pilgrims performed the haj this year compared to 2.37 million in 2018. More males than females went on the pilgrimage this year, 1,385,234 versus 1,104,172. Male haj pilgrims have consistently outnumbered females.

إجمالي أعداد الحجاج بموسم #حج_1440 هـ:2.489.406 حجاجحجاج الخارج: 1.855.027 حاجاحجاج الداخل: 634.379 حاجاالحجاج الذكور: 1.385.234 حاجاالحجاج الإناث: 1.104.172 حاجة#العالم_في_قلب_المملكة⁩⁩⁦#حج_1440⁩ ⁧ pic.twitter.com/FfEJjPh61A

— وزارة الحج والعمرة (@HajMinistry) August 10, 2019

Pilgrims performed their haj rituals amid heavy rain in Mecca.

Details are awaited.

This is a developing story.