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Mecca Tragedy - 244 Nigerians Missing As Hajj Death Toll Hits 64

The Nigerian death toll at the Hajj stampede has hit 64. This was revealed by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) which said in Mecca that 10 more bodies were identified, raising the toll from 54 to 64. The commission’s Public Affairs Director, Uba Mana, said 244 pilgrims were missing.The figure of the injured also jumped to 71 from 61 previously announced. Mana also said 12 of the 71 injured pilgrims were transported to Saudi Arabia by tour operators and 59 by state pilgrims’ welfare agencies. He said the deceased were from Adamawa,Bauchi, Borno, Ekiti, Jigawa, FCT, Cross River, Gombe, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kaduna, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Plateau, Rivers Sokoto, Yobe, Taraba, and Zamfara. Nigeria is now the third country with the highest number of casualties. Full list below 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 missingTanzania: 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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