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A Leicester Iman who has just returned from a religious pilgrimage to Mecca has told us he saw people collapsing from the extreme heat.

The Saudi authorities say one-thousand three-hundred people died at this year's Hajj, which took place during a heatwave. Temperatures in Mecca peaked at more than 51 degrees Celsius.

Ather Hussain is an Imam at Leicester Central Mosque. He went out to help Leicester pilgrims with guidance and orientation around Mecca.

Ather told Ady Dayman that the heat this year was especially tough.