Reason

Event

Location

Stampede

July 2, 1990: A stampede inside a pedestrian tunnel leading out from Makkah towards Mina and the Plains of Arafat led to the deaths of 1426 pilgrims.

Almaaisim Tunnel (Mina)

Stampede

May 23, 1994: A stampede killed at least 270 pilgrims at the stoning ritual (BBC, 2007) .

Jamarat Bridge (Mina)

Fire

April 15, 1997: There were 343 deaths and more than 1500 estimated casualties in the tented city (Ahmed et al., 2006) .

Tented City (Mina)

Stampede

April 9, 1998: 118 pilgrims were trampled to death and 180 injured in a crushing incident (BBC, 1998) .

Jamarat Bridge (Mina)

Trampling

to death

March 5, 2001: 35 pilgrims were trampled to death in a stampede during the stoning ritual (BBC, 2001)

Jamarat Bridge (Mina)

Stampede

February 1, 2004: 251 pilgrims were killed and another 244 injured in a stampede during the stoning ritual in Mina.

Jamarat Bridge (Mina)

Stampede

January 12, 2006: A stampede during the ritual Ramy al-jamarāt on the last day of the Hajj in Mina killed 345 pilgrims and injured 1000.

Jamarat Bridge

(Mina)

Crush due to pedestrian collision

September 2015: 717 killed and many injured in a crush outside Makkah.

Road 204 (Mina)