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Indonesian haj death toll rises to 57
Muslim pilgrims walk past tents, a day after a stampede nearby in which more than 700 people died, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday
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Muslim pilgrims walk past tents, a day after a stampede nearby in which more than 700 people died, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday. (AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy) (AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
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span class="inline inline-center">Muslim pilgrims walk past tents, a day after a stampede nearby in which more than 700 people died, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday. (AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
The Indonesian death toll from Thursday's stampede tragedy in Mina, Saudi Arabia, reached 57 people on Wednesday morning.
According to the head of the Religious Affairs Ministry's Saudi office, Arsyad Hidayat, there were still five containers of corpses not yet opened, four of which had been brought to Jeddah.
On Tuesday, the ministry announced that the country's death toll was 46 people; 42 of them having traveled from Indonesia and four being residents of Mecca.
The additional victims on Wednesday were identified using fingerprints since their physical condition had worsened.
Eleven new names of Indonesian pilgrims killed in the stampede, as announced at a press conference on Wednesday morning, are:
· Lilis Suryani Misbah Ijudin, from the JKS 61 kloter (Jakarta-Bekasi embarkation point)
· Otong Bastaman Sutisnamiharja, JKS 61
· Nana Hendiana Idi, JKS 61
· Maemunah Dasa Sasmita, JKS 61
· Atang Gumawang Dede Herlan, JKS 61
· Karmah Padma Kertapraja, JKS 61
· Tuti Kuswarti Daman, JKS 61
· Iis Masriah Kastoni Mardo, JKS 61
· Ida Murtika Porie, BTH 14 (Batam embarkation point)
· Suryati Sahran Ribut, BTH 14
· Nur Alam Iljas, UPG 10 (Makassar embarkation point)
In an effort to quicken the verification of victims, the ministry has established three search teams that are set to work around the clock.
"The first team will communicate closely with heads of kloters [tour groups] whose members have not been seen since Thursday's incident; the second team will search hospitals in Mecca as well as other cities such as Jeddah and Taif; and the third team will continue monitoring the Al Muashim mortuary," said Arsyad on Wednesday as quoted by Antara news agency.
He added that the Al Muashim authorities had been conducting burials since Monday for victims that had been identified by their respective countries.
According to the latest report, up to 78 Indonesian pilgrims have not yet returned to their lodgings since Thursday's tragedy. Below are the kloters to which they belong:
· 9 people from BTH 14 kloter
· 12 people from SUB 48
· 39 people from JKS 61
· 4 people from UPG 10
· 6 people from SOC 62
· 4 people from SUB 28
· 1 person from BPN 5
· 1 person from JKG 33
· 2 people from JKS 21
· 1 person from LOP 9
· 1 person from SUB 34
Meanwhile, five injured Indonesian pilgrims are still being treated at a Saudi hospital. (kes)(++++)
