PPIH Saudi Arabia: Increases By 14, Total Hajj Pilgrims Who Died So Far 41 People

Illustration - Burial of a pilgrim from Lamongan who died in Medina/ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Saudi Arabia Hajj Organizing Committee (PPIH) recorded that 41 pilgrims had died, including 14 people who died during their peak period in Arafah, Muzdhalifah and Mina (Armuzna).

"Siskohat data records that since the beginning of the Armuzna phase until today, 14 pilgrims have died," said Head of Operations Unit (Kasatop) Arafah, Muzdalif, and Mina (Armuzna) Nasrullah Jasam in Mecca, Antara, Monday, July 11.

Nasrullah said the 14 pilgrims who died consisted of one congregation who died at KKHI Arafah, six pilgrims at KKHI Mecca, and seven at KKHI Mina.

"When juxtaposed with the death toll on the same day for the last five years, it is currently the least. The decline is very significant," he said.

Based on data from the Integrated Hajj Information and Computerized System (Siskohat), until the 38th day of Hajj operations in 2015, for example, there were 380 pilgrims died. Meanwhile, in 2016, 149 pilgrims died. Three years later, the death toll was 274 (2017), 154 (2018), and 151 (2019).

It is detailed that the pilgrims who died during the Armuzna phase, namely Makhulah Samian Pirak, the SUB 4 embarkation pilgrims died at KKHI Mina, and the pilgrims from the SOC 35 embarkation on behalf of Karno Damo Abas on July 8, 2022 at KKHI Arafah.

Then on 9 July 2022 at KKHI Mina, the congregation died on behalf of Indra Sakti Lubis from MES-4 embarkation, Ngatminah Moenali Yusuf from SUB-36 embarkation, Romadhon Masrukin Mukharor SOC-7 embarkation, Andayani Suwadi point of embarkation SUB-36 at KKHI Mecca, Karno Karto Sido from the embarkation of SUB-6 at KKHI Mina and Giri Sadmoko Dirdjopoespito from the embarkation of JKS-21 at KKHI Mina.

Furthermore, Abdul Manaf Dahlan Abu Bakar from the BTJ 1 Embarkation died on July 10, 2022 at KKHI Mecca. Then on July 11, 2022, on behalf of the Suparman Eeng event from the JKS-21 embarkation at KKHI Mecca, Lilik Nurhasanah Judi embarked on SUB-29 at KKHI Mecca.

Furthermore, the congregation on behalf of Erlina Rumpia Ginting from the MES-6 embarkation at KKHI Mina, Mislina Saberan Udin from the BDJ-3 embarkation at KKHI Mecca and Sesilia Emmi Dhamayanti from the JKG-2 embarkation at KKHI Mecca.