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28/10/2023
Officials did not provide a death toll but at least 230 people – many from Indonesia – died during the pilgrimage, according to numbers announced by various countries which did not list causes of death.
According to the consul general of Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, at least 209 Indonesians died during the hajj.
“It is inaccurate to say that a lot of Indonesian pilgrims died because of heatstrokes,” said Eko Hartono, adding that causes of death were mostly due to heart and respiratory ailments.
But he did acknowledge that some pilgrims had “fainted” during the days-long pilgrimage “because of the heat”.
Iran’s oldest pilgrim this year, aged 114, died of a heart attack, the semi-official Fars news agency said, reporting 10 Iranian deaths.
Eight Algerians and four Moroccans died, officials said, while an Egyptian pro-government media
Hundreds of people were treated for heart problems, News