Maldivian pilgrims ‘safe and accounted for’ after crane crash at Grand Mosque
All 2,000 Maldivian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia are safe and accounted for after a crane collapse at the Grand Mosque in Mecca last night left at least 107 people dead and 238 injured.
12 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
All Maldivian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia are safe and accounted for after a crane collapse at the Grand Mosque in Mecca yesterday left at least 107 people dead and 238 injured.
The foreign ministry said in a tweet around 1:30am that all Maldivian pilgrims “are safe and sound and have been accounted for.” Some 2,000 Maldivians had traveled to Mecca to perform this year’s hajj pilgrimage.
The foreign ministry set up a hotline last night while the government’s hajj mission in Mecca carried out a headcount.
Of the 2,000 Maldivian pilgrims, some 700 traveled with three private hajj groups whilst the rest traveled with the government-owned Hajj Corporation.
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