13 Sudanese died during Hajj: Pilgrimage Mission

The Sudanese Pilgrimage Mission, has reported that approximately 13 Sudanese pilgrims died during this year’s Hajj, the majority of natural causes.

The Mission, that deals with matters surrounding the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabi, says that 12 of the known deaths were by natural causes, while one Sudanese died in a road traffic accident.

The Sudanese medical mission in Mecca has said that most of the Sudanese who were admitted to hospitals during the Hajj have now been discharged, however eight people are still receiving treatment.

Last year's Hajj, was afflicted by a double tragedy. On 11 September 2015, some days before the start of the Hajj, a construction crane collapsed at the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site, killing 109 people including many foreigners. Reportedly nine Sudanese pilgrims also died in a stampede and crush near Mecca.