Hajj stampede: Death toll rises to 2,110

AP

Death toll from Saudi Arabia hajj stampede climbs to at least 2,110 - The crush  AND ALSO  stampede  The item  struck  your current  hajj last month  in  Saudi Arabia killed  at the very least  2,110 pilgrims,  a fresh  Associated  Click  tally showed Monday,  following  officials  at the  kingdom met  to help  discuss  your current  tragedy.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdul Aziz,  who   will be   in addition   your  kingdom's interior minister, oversaw  your current  meeting late Sunday, according  towards   established  Saudi  Click on  Agency.  This  did not mention  virtually any   standard   solution   towards  rising death toll.  your current  country's own toll  considering that the  Sept. 26  features  stood  in  769  a person  killed  AND ALSO  934 injured.

"The crown prince  am  reassured  towards   proceed   of an  investigations,"  ones  SPA  survey  said. "He  sent   your  committee's members  to be able to   move forward   it is  efforts  in order to   pick the  causes  of the  accident, praying  in order to  Allah Almighty  to  accept  your current  martyrs  AND  wishing  the  injured  a good  speedy recovery."

King Salman  acquired   ones  investigation  into   your current  Sept. 24 tragedy  inside  Mina,  only  outside  your own  holy city  connected with  Mecca.  your  disaster  feel   your own  deadliest  with the  history  of your  annual pilgrimage,  IN ADDITION TO  came  soon after   the  crane collapse  throughout  Mecca  before   This  month killed 111 worshippers.  your  twin disasters marred  your   primary  hajj  for you to   possibly be  overseen  with the  king  because the  he ascended  towards the  throne  in the   start   associated with   the  year.

The AP figure comes  coming from  state media  studies   AS WELL AS  officials' comments  through  30  of the   over  180  countries   The item   routed   inhabitants   for the  five-day annual pilgrimage,  that is to be   essential   associated with   many  able-bodied Muslims.

Iran leads  all the  affected countries, saying  The idea  had 465 pilgrims killed.  many   of an  dead  in addition  came  coming from  Africa. Nigeria said  It  lost 199 people,  while  Mali lost 198, Cameroon lost 76, Niger lost 72, Senegal lost 61,  ALONG WITH  Ivory Coast  AND  Benin both lost 52.

Others include Egypt  in  182, Bangladesh  within  137, Indonesia  with  126, India  throughout  116, Pakistan  with  102, Ethiopia  throughout  47, Chad  with  43, Morocco  within  33, Sudan  inside  30, Algeria  within  25, Burkina Faso  in  22, Tanzania  inside  20, Somalia  in  10, Kenya  with  eight, Ghana  AND ALSO  Turkey  with  seven, Myanmar  AS WELL AS  Libya  with  six, China  inside  four, Afghanistan  throughout   2   AS WELL AS  Jordan  AND  Malaysia  in  one.

The  previous  deadliest-ever incident  from  hajj  are   a great  1990 stampede  This  killed 1,426 people.