The crowds are thinner this year because of the rain. A rare rainstorm soaked pilgrims in the city of Mina, flooding tents and making conditions miserable for the some 2.5 million pilgrims performing the ancient rituals, according to Isha Sesay, CNN's correspondent there.
The tents, where pilgrims plan to spend the night in prayer and contemplation, were leaking and flooding, giving rise to fears of disease, Sesay reported.
She said, however, that the several hours of rain was not likely to stop any of the pilgrims from attending.
"They've saved for years to get here," Sesay reported. "This is a blessing. They're not going to let rain get in the way."
She said no incidents had been reported among the of pilgrims. Officials said the swine flu could be keeping pilgrims from the fifth pillar of Islam, which requires devotees to journey to the holy city of Mecca at least once in their lifetime.
source: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/25/hajj.rain/
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