Death toll in Mina stampede incident rises to 717 dead and 805 wounded - Civil Defense

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Mina, Dhu-AlHijjah 10, 1436, Sep 24, 2015, SPA -- The death toll in the stampede incident occurred today at the street number 204 in Mina raised to 717 dead and 805 wounded so far. The Civil Defense made clear, via its account on "Twitter" that about 4000 of its rescue elements and more than 220 rescue and ambulance vehicles were dealing with the incident. The Civil Defense also pointed out that its teams are currently working on easing the human traffic congestion and making access to alternative roads for the pilgrims' flocking while the sorting operations are still underway. --SPA 16:00 LOCAL TIME 13:00 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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