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> Saudi government does a good job in my opinion

The fact that people die every year because of stampedes is to me a testament to their failure. They have infinite resources and a religious benefit to make sure that does not happen and still it does.

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I'm not a big fan of the Saudi government, but people die in stampedes there EVERY year? As someone who follows the hajj closely, the last stampede was in 2015, and previously 2006. Not that these are insignificant, but they are a rarity considering some 2 million people descend into a small city over a 10 day period. And there have been commendable efforts to avoid a repeat.

Every year? It's usually over 5 years between major incidents.

There's not much they can do about the crowds, except limit the number of people who perform pilgrimage every year.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/03/hajj-crush-how...

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