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19 Jambi pilgrims die of 'natural causes' during haj
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Paying obeisance: Travelers on their way to Mecca from Banjarnegara, Central Java, kneel down and touch their foreheads to the tarmac shortly after arriving at Soemarmo International Airport on Sept. 7. (Antara/Aloysius Jarot Nugroho)
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total of 19 haj pilgrims from Jambi have passed away during their pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, a Jambi Religious Affairs Agency official announced on Tuesday.
Agency spokesman M.Thoif said that the two latest Jambi residents to have passed away in Mecca were reported to be Jumali Muhammad Nuh, 75, from West Tanjungjabung regency, and Sariah Kasan Muhammad, 66, from Bungo regency.
Jumali was listed as a pilgrim in the BTH 26 flight group. “Jumali died of pneumonia on Sunday local time at the hotel where he was staying during his pilgrimage,” said Thoif.
Sariah also passed away on Sunday, at Mecca's King Faisal Hospital. “She died of complications from a respiratory disorder," Thoif said.
Earlier, the Jambi administration had reported that 13 Jambi residents had passed away while on their pilgrimage to Mecca.
The Religious Affairs Ministry reported that as of last Wednesday, 438 Indonesian nationals had died in Mecca during this year’s haj season. Most of them were elderly and their deaths were caused by health problems, such as heart attacks, respiratory disorders and high blood pressure. (foy/ebf)
