Ollie, This is good observation. A herd phenomenon probably occurs when millions of people gather together in a limited space or environment.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <olliesedwuz@...> wrote : Fatigue and overcrowding is what I heard on the radio. Apparently many of the pilgrims are exhausted from their journey, and the massive crowds, so that if one falls down, the others behind him begin to stumble and fall too, with those further back continuing to surge forward. Saudi Arabia has spent billions to manage this holy site, without complete success, and it is amazing more are not killed. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote : Why did it happen? Nobody seems to know. Saudi police say 1,100 photos of dead are from start of hajj http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-criticizes-saudi-arabia-hajj-disaster-response-073511743.html http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-criticizes-saudi-arabia-hajj-disaster-response-073511743.html Saudi police say 1,100 photos of dead are from start of ... http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-criticizes-saudi-arabia-hajj-disaster-response-073511743.html MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Tuesday the nearly 1,100 photos distributed to foreign diplomats to help identify nationals who have died in... View on news.yahoo.com http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-criticizes-saudi-arabia-hajj-disaster-response-073511743.html Preview by Yahoo
