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Haj stampede death toll up to 124 - health ministry
Hundreds died in a stampede in the tent city of Mena as Muslims preformed pilgrimage, on Sept. 24, 2015. Handout from the Saudi civil defence Twitter account
CAIRO, Oct 2 (Aswat Masriya) - The number of Egyptians who died in a stampede while performing Haj climbed to 124 from 83, the ministry of health announced Thursday night.
The number of missing Egyptian pilgrims declined to 70 from 80, while 16 were injured.
In his ongoing visit to Saudi Arabia, Egyptian Health Minister Ahmed Emadeddin said the wounded are receiving the necessary healthcare.
A stampede in the tent city of Mina on Sept. 24 left 769 dead when pilgrims either suffocated or were trampled while preforming Haj, one of the five pillars of Islam.
Pictures of dozens of Egyptians who went to Saudi for pilgrimage are being circulated on social media by family members who have lost contact with them. Many of them are senior citizens.
The Egyptian consulate in Jeddah has uploaded photos of unidentified persons killed and injured during the stampede to its official Facebook page and asked relatives of missing persons to identify them.
