2015 Mina stampede
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On 24 September 2015, a fatal crowd crush resulted in the death of more than 2,000 individuals, many of whom were suffocated or crushed, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, making it the deadliest Hajj disaster in history.[5][6][7] Estimates of the number of dead vary: the Associated Press reported 2,411[update] dead,[1][8] while Agence France-Presse reported 2,236[update] killed.[3] Based on the total of the individual national reports cited in the table below (nationalities of victims), at least 2,431[update] people died.[note 1] The government of Saudi Arabia officially reported two days after the event that there had been 769 deaths and 934 injured.[1][9][10] These figures remained official at the time of the next year's Hajj and were never updated.[4] The largest number of victims were from Iran, followed by Mali and Nigeria.[11]
Date | 24 September 2015; 8 years ago (2015-09-24) |
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Time | 09:00 AST (UTC+03:00) |
Location | Mina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
Coordinates | 21°24′59.5″N 39°53′04.9″E |
Cause | Disputed |
Deaths | Estimates: 2,411 (AP)[1] 2,070 (Reuters)[2] 2,236 (AFP)[3] 2,431 (Total/National) 769 (Saudi government)[1][4] |
The crush occurred in Mina at the intersection of streets 204 and 223 leading to Jamaraat Bridge.[12] The cause of the disaster remains in dispute.[13][14] The Mina disaster inflamed tensions between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran, which were already elevated due to the wider turmoil in the Middle East, such as the Syrian Civil War and Yemeni Civil War.[15][16][17] In a press conference held on the day of the incident, Saudi Ministry of Interior spokesman Mansour Al-Turki attempted to address most issues regarding the incident. He said in September 2015 that an investigation was ongoing, and that the exact cause of the overcrowding that resulted in the deadly crush had not yet been ascertained.[18][19]