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'They were my rock and soul': Maryland couple among hundreds dead while on pilgrimage to Mecca amid severe heat
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A beloved couple from Maryland with deep ties to the local community passed away during a pilgrimage to Mecca due to severe heat. Haja Isatu Wurie, 65, and her husband, Alhaji Alieu Dausy, 71, traveled to Saudi …