As the number of Mina stampede
deaths continues to increase day by day,
media reports said that at least 1,100
people died in the crush of pilgrims, in the
worst disaster to befall the annual event in
a quarter of a century.
The new figure was announced by Pakistani
and Indian authorities who said that Saudi
Arabia has given foreign diplomats about
1,100 photographs of the dead from last
week's hajj crush and stampede.
The Saudi Health Ministry's latest figures,
released Saturday, put the toll at 769
people killed and 934 injured.
The stampede occurred last Thursday when hundreds
of pilgrims died and almost one thousand injured in a
stampede outside Makkah.
The stampede began at around 9:00 am (0600 GMT),
shortly after the civil defense service said on Twitter
it was dealing with a "crowding" incident in Mina,
about five kilometers (three miles) from Makkah.
The disaster was the second deadly accident to hit
worshippers this month. A crane collapse in the
nearby holy city of Makkah killed 109 people days
before the hajj.
Here follows the initial figures of Muslim casualties announced by diplomatic missions of different
countries:
Egypt:
Minister of Religious Endowments Mohammed Mokhtar Gomaa said Sunday that 55 citizens were
among the more than 700 people who died in a crush of Muslim pilgrims during this year's hajj in
Saudi Arabia.
He added that 120 Egyptian pilgrims were still missing and 26 are receiving treatment for injuries
sustained during the disaster in the town of Mina, near the holy city of Makkah.
Source : Middle East News Agency (Egypt's state-run agency)
Turkey:
Latest figures announced by Turkish officials put the number of death pilgrims at three.
Source : Anadolu Agency
Nigeria:
Fifty-four Nigerians have been confirmed to have died during Thursday’s stampede in Mina,
according to Alhaji Abdullahi Mukhtar, Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).
Mukhtar said 61 other Nigerian pilgrims were injured during the incident.
Source : Vanguard newspaper
Bangladesh:
President of Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) Ibrahim Khalil said at least 18
Bangladeshis died in Hajj stampede in Mina, 90 others are missing.
Source : bdnews24.com
Pakistan:
The number of Pakistani pilgrims killed in Mina stampede has reached 42, whereas 33 are injured
and 63 are said to be missing, Prime Minister’s focal person on the incident Dr Tariq Fazal has
said.
Source : Pakistan Today
Tunisia:
Tunisian death toll for Mina crush reached two after another pilgrim was discovered on Monday.
Source : Tunis Afrique Presse (Tunis)
Morocco:
Morocco Foreign Ministry said in a press release on Monday that five Moroccans pilgrims died as a
result of the fatal stampede that occurred in Mina last Thursday.
Source : Morocco World News
Other media reports put the figure at 87 (BBC)
Iran:
More than 136 Iranians dead and 340 still missing.
Source : IRNA news agency
India:
The number of Indian pilgrims killed in the Makkah Haj stampede reached 35.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted: "Unfortunately, there are six more Indians
(among dead) taking the toll to 35."
Source : IANS
Figures announced by BBC for African Countries on Sunday:
Egypt: 55
Niger: 22
Cameroon: 21
Ivory Coast: 14
Chad: 11
Somalia: 8 (media reports)
Algeria: 8
Senegal: 5
Tanzania: 5, about 50 missing
Libya: 4
Kenya: 3
Burkina Faso: 1 (Muslim association report)
Burundi: 1

Seriously, this gats to stop! Haba