(CNN)The Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage, has been beset by disasters since the 1980s, leaving thousands dead and more injured. This year has been particularly deadly, despite attempts by the government of Saudi Arabia to make the pilgrimage safer for the more than 2 million people who make the journey each year. A stampede at one of the last rituals of the season -- known as known as the "stoning of Jamarat," which symbolizes "stoning the devil," -- killed more than 700 people and injured hundreds more Thursday. Photos: Hundreds killed in Hajj stampede Less than two weeks earlier, a crane collapsed at Mecca's Grand Mosque, killing 107 people and injuring hundreds more, just a few days...
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