Experts on crowd control explain that such stampedes occur when massive crowds of people, in a tightly packed space, attempt to press forward when there is no way to divert or turn back. Saudi authorities have explained the stampede as a fault of the pilgrims not heeding instructions.
It is unfortunate that in the course of a fortnight two tragedies had struck Makkah Mukarma. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the families of the dead.
Experts on crowd control explain that such stampedes occur when massive crowds of people, in a tightly packed space, attempt to press forward when there is no way to divert or turn back. Saudi authorities have explained the stampede as a fault of the pilgrims not heeding instructions.
It is unfortunate that in the course of a fortnight two tragedies had struck Makkah Mukarma. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the families of the dead.
