The death toll in the Hajj Stampede in Saudi Arabia has risen to 2,177, a new Associated Press tally showed Monday.
The new figures are nearly three times more than the official Saudi death toll of 769, reported the BBC. Saudi authorities, however, refused to update the death toll figures since Sept. 26.
Foreign governments' death toll figures have also crossed 2,000. Iran announced 470 pilgrims' deaths, followed by Nigeria with 199, Mali with 198, Egypt with 182, Bangladesh with 137, Indonesia with 129, India with 116, Pakistan with 102 and Cameroon with 76, according to Press TV.
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Hajj Committee, headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, said the probe commission would take more to time to find the cause of stampede.
"The crown prince was reassured on the progress of the investigations. He directed the committee's members to continue their efforts to find the causes of the accident, praying to Allah Almighty to accept the martyrs and wishing the injured a speedy recovery," a Saudi Press Agency reported, according to Yahoo News.
The Mina stampede and crush, described as the deadliest in the history of the Hajj pilgrimage in the last two decades, occurred Sept. 24 during the "stoning the devil" ritual, as HNGN reported previously.
The tragedy occurred after two large crowds of pilgrims reportedly collided while on their way to participate in the ritual. It was the second deadly incident that struck this year's pilgrimage after a crane crash at Mecca's grand mosque left more than 100 pilgrims dead.
