Saudi emergency teams at the site of accident in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, after a construction crane crashed into it. Saudi authorities say a massive construction crane crashed into the mosque in stormy weather yesterday, killing at least 107 people and injuring 238, days before the annual haj pilgrimage. – AFP pic, September 12, 2015.Ten Malaysian haj pilgrims were injured and six have not been accounted for after a crane collapsed on the Grand Mosque in Mecca yesterday, killing at least 107 people.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said today the injured seven men and three women were in stable condition, and that their injuries included fractured bones.
"Three of them are under treatment at Saudi Arabian hospitals and six, at the Tabung Haji Medical Centre, while one person has been allowed to return to the hotel," he told a news conference at the TH Complex in Kelana Jaya.
Jamil Khir said Tabung Haji (TH) was working with the Southeast Asian Muasassah (pilgrims management body) to look for the six missing pilgrims – two men and four women.
"They have been identified. Based on our assumption and experience, they may be in the mosque or would be performing certain rituals or would be returning to the hotels later," he said.
Malaysian haj delegation chief Datuk Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rahman said TH would conduct room-to-room checks to ascertain the number of Malaysian involved in the tragedy.
He said affected pilgrims' families and next of kin in Malaysia had been notified about the tragedy.
"A crane collapsed on the Grand Mosque during a sandstorm and heavy rain after the Asar prayer today. The crane fell on the saie area and part of the tawaf area.”
Families in Malaysia can contact the Tabung Haji hotline at 03-62071919.
In Kuala Lumpur, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the government would provide immediate aid to the injured pilgrims.
"I understand that several Malaysian pilgrims were injured. Aid will be provided as fast as possible," Najib said on his Twitter account today.
The injured Malaysians are:
Zainul Arifin Zulkifli, 36, from Batu Caves, Selangor
Ahmad Muzafar Mamat alias Adam, 39, from Bangi, Selangor
Mohd Nor Azman Hassan, 44, from Cheras, Selangor
Noordin Wahab, 59, from Kuala Terengganu
Abdul Razak Mahmood, 61, from Tanah Merah, Kelantan
Mat Deris Mohd Noor, 62, from Bachok, Kelantan
Mohd Sharif Meon, 64, from Klang, Selangor
Faridah Mat Yacob, 46, from Bachok, Kelantan
Rusiah Baba, 50, of Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Faridah Mansor, 63, from Dungun, Terengganu
The tragedy occurred ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage which is due later this month. Millions of Muslims from around the world will converge on the holy city between September 21 and 26. – Bernama, September 12, 2015. – Bernama, September 12, 2015.
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