An elderly Turkish pilgrim died and 150 others were wounded after slipping on the marble entrance to the Prophet’s Mosque in the holy city of Madinah in the Saudi Kingdom, Al-Riyadh newspaper reported.
The incident, which took place on Saturday evening was caused by heavy rain, that made the marble floor extremely slippery, Al-Riyadh said.
Most of the wounded, suffering from fractures, were treated in a hospital and later discharged.
Saudi Authorities are considering covering the floor with carpets and building shelters to prevent such accidents from occurring again in the future, the paper added.
More than 350,000 people have already arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform Haj, which this year reaches its peak on February 22. (Albawaba.com)
