21 people from India died during Haj so far this year: govt
September 03, 2015  21:34
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A total of 21 people died during Haj pilgrimage this year, out of which 20 deaths were due to natural causes and one person died in road accident.

The External Affairs Ministry said 19 of the deaths have occurred due to cardiac arrest while one person died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with respiratory failure.

"During Haj 2015, there have been 21 deaths so far of which 20 have been due to natural causes and one due to road accident," it said in a release.

The Ministry, which takes care of Haj pilgrims, said more than 40 per cent of them are above 60 years and of these, 13.5 per cent above 70 years.
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