Stampede In Hajj: At Least 310 Dead, 450 Injured

(Updates death toll.)

Mecca, Sep 24 (DHA) - Saudi Arabia’s civil defense announced that 310 pilgrims have died while at least 450 others were injured, after a stampede broke out in the tent city of Mina, reported Al Arabiya News on Sep. 24.

The stampede has erupted at the entrance of the Jamarat Bridge near the Street 204, rather than inside the area where the stoning pillars were located, reporting from the Mina Emergency Hospital said.

“The injured have been distributed to four other hospitals in the Mina area. Some of the injured have been evacuated by helicopters to hospitals in Makkah city” reports announced.

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims were taking part in the 'stoning of the devil', last major rite of the Hajj pilgrimage.

The civil defense teams have started to lead pilgrims to safer routes, away from the stampede, said the Civil Defense.

On-going rescue operations have been carried out in the region.

Footage from the scene show medical emergency teams trying to intervene injured people lying on the ground.

Accordingly, images shared on Twitter demonstrate that neighboring hospitals in the region have been preparing to open doors to injuries.