In addition, the government received the names of seven Tanzanian pilgrims who have been identified alive. The two pilgrims, identified as Athuman Mateso Chaulana and Ahmed Said Bawazir, bring to seven the total number of pilgrims who have so far been confirmed dead.
According to the statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Dar es Salaam, the government has also received the names of 19 more pilgrims still missing following the stampede. “The discovery of the 19 names brings to 37 the names of Tanzanians still missing following the stampede,” read the statement.
On Tuesday, the government announced the names of other 18 pilgrims still missing. The statement named 19 among those still missing as Juma Bajuka, Masoud Juma, Issa Amir Faki, Juma Jecha Dabu, Nassor Mohammed Hemed, Mohammed Awadh Namongo, Juma Bakula, Said Habib and Hamis Juma Shamte.
Others are Khadija Hamad, Rahma Salim, Hadija Abdallah Sefu, Farida Khamis, Laila Manunga, Hawa Amrani Khamis, Saifa Awadhi, Maimuna Selaman Ruwaly , Jalia Kassim Mashule and Nuru Omar Karama.On the other hand, the statement identified the pilgrims found alive as Ali Abdulrahman, Abdalla Hassan Pande, Suleiman Ali Kidogoli, Mohammed Salum, Mwadini Hassan, Habiba Ramadhan Ali (Maulana) and Ramadhan Muhsin.
Meanwhile, the government has pledged to work together with the Tanzania Hajj Mission and other institutions involved to ensure that all missing pilgrims are identified.
“The Embassy of Tanzania in Saudi Arabia and other organisations involved will visit hospitals and mortuaries taking care of the victims of the stampede to identify the pilgrims announced dead,” read part of the statement. embassy and other organisations will also visit the hospitals to identify the Tanzanian pilgrims injured. The government is also communicating with other organisations through the embassy to identify the exact number and particulars of all Tanzanian pilgrims still missing.
/Daily News.
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