Jordan, Tunisia, Iran and Indonesia report deaths of citizens at Hajj

The National News MENA
Jun 19, 2024

Jordan, Tunisia, Iran and Indonesia report deaths of citizens at Hajj


At least 200 Hajj pilgrims have died during this year’s pilgrimage, according to official estimates from Jordan, Tunisia, Iran and Indonesia.

There are fears the actual death toll might be higher amid efforts to locate missing pilgrims, and official figures revealing that thousands of pilgrims suffered heat exhaustion.

Around 1.8 million pilgrims performed Hajj over Eid Al Adha this year, with tens of thousands completing the final circumambulation of the Kaaba in Makkah on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia has not issued any official death toll, but several individual countries have announced the numbers of their citizens who died.

 
 

Indonesia's health ministry reported that 144 pilgrims died on Hajj this year, without specifying their cause of death.