With the confirmation of the death of 64 pilgrims by the
Nigerian Hajj Commission, Nigerian now has the third highest
death toll in the stampede that claims the lives of hundreds of
pilgrims and injured even more in Saudi Arabia.


An even more grim submission by the Commission points out that
about 244 pilgrims still remain unaccounted for, which could
mean that the death toll could rise even further.

Below is the breakdown of the casualty figures by country so
far:

– Iran: 228 dead and 246 missing
– Egypt: 78 dead
– Nigeria: 64 dead
– India: 45 dead
– Indonesia: 41 dead
– Pakistan: 40 dead, more than 60 missing
– Cameroon: at least 20 dead
– Niger: 22 dead
– Ivory Coast: 14 dead, 77 missing
– Chad: 11 dead
– Algeria: 9 dead
– Somalia: 8 dead (media reports)
– Morocco: 5 dead, 34 missing
– Senegal: 7 dead, 57 missing
– Libya: 4 dead, 16 missing
– Tanzania: 4 dead
– Kenya: 3 dead
– Tunisia: 2 dead
– Burkina Faso: 1 dead
– Burundi: 1 dead (Muslim association)
– Netherlands: 1 dead
– Benin: unspecified number of deaths

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