2 Pilgrims From Lampung Died In The Holy Land, Scheduled To Arrive July 18

Illustration of prospective pilgrims from Indonesia performing their worship on the departure of 2022. (ANTARA-Hanni Sofia)

JAKARTA - The Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) Lampung recorded that two pilgrims from this province died in the Holy Land.

"So far, two pilgrims have died in the Holy Land," said Acting Head of the Hajj and Umrah Organization for the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion of Lampung Province, Ahor Wiwit, in Bandar Lampung, quoted from Antara, Thursday, July 14.

He mentioned that the two pilgrims who died were residents of Bandar Lampung City and Central Lampung Regency, who were in flying groups (Kloter) 4 and 23 respectively.

He said that based on the report he received, the pilgrim from Bandar Lampung City died in his room and based on the results of the examination, the person concerned had a history of illness.

"As for the pilgrim from Central Lampung, he died while completing the Hajj series," he said.

Regarding the return of the pilgrims from Lampung, Wiwit, said that the pilgrims would arrive in Lampung Province on Monday, July 18.

"The first batch of returning from Lampung is planned to arrive in this province on July 18, 2022," he said.

During the 2022 hajj pilgrimage, Lampung Province dispatched 3,251 hajj candidates and officers to the Holy Land.