At least 76 people have died following the collapse of a five-story hotel in Mecca

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5 janv. 2006

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Événement

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21.42° N, 39.82° E

Placé à : coordinates of the event it links, 2006 Mecca hostel collapse.

At least 76 people have died following the collapse of a five-story hotel in Mecca. The death toll is expected to rise. Most of the dead are foreign Muslim pilgrims who had made their way there for the Hajj.

The 2006 Mecca hostel collapse occurred on 5 January 2006 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia where pilgrims had gathered in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The collapse of the four-storey hostel housing pilgrims killed 76 people and injured 62.

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