Rabu 16 Sep 2015 08:08 WIB

Death toll of Indonesians in Mecca crane tragedy reaches 11

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MECCA -- The number of Indonesian pilgrims who died in the crane tragedy in Mecca increased to 11, following the discovery of one more body of Indonesian citizens, according to an official.

"At 11 a.m. Saudi time, Darwis Rahim Cogge hailing from Ujung Pandang, one of the injured victims of the collapsed crane case passed away," Chief Organizer of Indonesian Hajj Pilgrims (PPIH) for Mecca Desk (Daker), Arsyad Hidayat, said here, on Tuesday.

It was reported earlier that Darwis Rahim Cogge went missing, Hidayat stated.

Currently, 23 Indonesian pilgrims are still being treated in Saudi hospitals, and 18 others have recovered.

On September 11, a storm rocked the city and caused a crane to collapse that caved in parts of Masjidil Haram Mosque, the world's largest, which was packed with pilgrims when the incident occurred.

In the meantime, Saudi authorities noted on Saturday that Islam`s annual Hajj pilgrimage would not be affected by Friday's crane collapse that killed 108 and injured 238 pilgrims at Mecca's Grand Mosque, local news channel Al Arabiya reported.

Prince Khalid Al Faisal, the Mecca governor, and head of the central Hajj committee have ordered renovations of all areas, which were damaged during the deadly incident, the report stated.

According to the report, the crane collapsed during on-going expansion operations at the Grand Mosque aimed at accommodating the ever-increasing number of pilgrims from across the world.

The dead victims of the Indonesian pilgrims are identified as follows.

1. Masnauli Sijuadil Hasibuan from flight batch 08 Medan (MES 09)

2. Iti Rasmi Darmini from flight batch 23 Jakarta-Bekasi (JKS 23)

3. Painem Dalio Abdullah from flight batch 08 Medan (MES 08)

4. Saparini Baharuddin Abdullah from flight batch 08 Medan (MES 08)

5. Nurhayati Rasad Usman from flight batch 4 Padang (PDG 4)

6. Ferry Mauludin Arifin from flight batch 02 Jakarta-Bekasi (JKS 12)

7. Adang Joppy Lili from flight batch 16 Jakarta- Bekasi (JKS 16)

8. Sriyana Marjosihono from flight batch 27 Solo (SOC 27)

9. Masadi Saiman Tarimin from flight batch 38 Surabaya (SUB 38)

10. Siti Rukayah Abdu Samad from flight batch 39 Surabaya (SUB 39)

11. Darwis Rahim Coge from flight batch 18 Ujung Pandang (UPG 18).