1994 Hajj stampede

Crowd crush in Mecca, Saudi Arabia 1994 Hajj stampede 1994 05 23 y Mina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia 200+ 270 The 1994 Hajj stampede resulted in the deaths of at least 270 pilgrims on 23 May 1994 during the Hajj in Mecca during the Stoning of the Devil ritual. Event Saudi officials said the stampede, which occurred at about 2pm local time,Razali, M. Jeffri (25 May 1994). No local pilgrim killed in Mina stampede, New Straits Times was caused by conditions "beyond human endurance", with a record 2.5 million pilgrims that year.(27 May 1994). Saudi Arabia: 270 killed in stampede, Sunday Courier (Associated Press story) Some victims were reported to have fallen from a pedestrian overpass (the Jamaraat Bridge) as a wave of pilgrims crowded those already on the overpass. After Saudi police sealed off the overpass, the crowds panicked and moved in two directions, causing more people to fall. Ambulances could not reach the scene of the incident fast enough, which likely contributed to the death toll.Ibrahim, Mohammed (25 May 1994). Mecca deaths could surpass 1,000, Spokesman-Review (Associated Press story) A Saudi statement on the incident blamed pilgrims who were rushing to throw their stones as causing the stampede.(27 May 1994). 270 Died in Saudi Crush, The New York Times The Saudis reported that 829 people died during the hajj, including 270 killed in the stampede, 536 who died from natural causes (which included sunstroke), and 23 from isolated incidents.(25 May 1994). At Least 250 Muslims Die in Mecca Stampede, The New York TimesA Stampede Near Mecca Killed More Than 700 People Taking Part In the Hajj Pilgrimage https://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/09/hajj-stampede Mother Jones 30 September 2015 A Saudi official also noted that people get trampled every year. One Saudi report stated that the victims included 182 Turks, and mostly Lebanese among the remainder.Ibrahim, Mohammed (24 May 1994). Stampede kills hundreds in Mecca, Free Lance-Start (Associated Press story; AP stories have some overlap of reporting, but this one includes Turk/Lebanese information) Later reports suggested that most victims were Indonesian.(10 April 1998). 100 Pilgrims Are Killed in Mecca in Stampede, The New York Times Subsequent measures The Jamaraat Bridge (which still had a single tier at that time) was widened from 40 meters to 80 meters after the incident,(11 April 1998). 23 Indians killed in Haj stampede identified, Rediff though another large stampede occurred on the bridge four years later. See also Incidents during the Hajj 2015 Mina stampede References 2 expanded Category:20th century in Mecca Category:Disasters in religious buildings and structures Category:Incidents during the Hajj Category:Human stampedes in 1994 Category:Human stampedes in Saudi Arabia Category:1994 disasters in Saudi Arabia Category:May 1994 in Asia