麥加朝覲發生踩踏事件 300多人死亡
Saudi officials said a stampede Thursday outside the city of Mecca killed at least 310 people and injured 450 others as they took part in the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage.
沙特官員說，星期四在聖城麥加外面發生踩踏事件，參加年度麥加朝覲的人中至少有310人死亡，還有450人受傷。
The incident happened in Mina where pilgrims throw rocks at pillars representing the devil in the final hajj ritual before beginning the Eid al-Adha festival.
踩踏事件發生在麥加以東幾公里的米納，朝覲者在那裏參加“石擊惡魔”儀式。這是麥加朝覲的最後一項活動，之後人們將慶祝古爾邦節。
Saudi Arabia's civil defense directorate gave the casualty figures on its Twitter account and posted pictures showing rescue workers attending to people on stretchers, including one who appears to be trying to resuscitate a man.
沙特民防部門主管在推特上報告傷亡人數，併發布照片顯示救援人員正在用擔架將傷員擡上救護車，其中有一張圖片顯示有人正用人工呼吸搶救一位男子。
Multiple deadly stampedes have taken place at the hajj during the past 25 years as huge numbers of people gathered for the five-day event required of all able-bodied Muslims once in their lifetime. This year, some 2 million people are participating.
過去25年裏，麥加朝覲期間發生過多起致命踩踏事件。每個身體健康的穆斯林一生中必須參加一次麥加朝覲，因此每年都有大批人前往沙特參加這個爲期5天的活動。今年的朝覲者有大約200萬之多。
The worst disaster happened in 1990 when a stampede in a Mina tunnel killed more than 1,400 people. Stampedes in 1994, 2004 and 2006 each killed more than 200 pilgrims.
1990年的踩踏事件最爲嚴重，1400多人死亡。1994年、2004年和2006年的踩踏事件中，分別都有200多人喪生。
Earlier this month, a construction crane collapsed at Mecca's Grand Mosque, killing 109 people and injuring about 400 others at Islam's holiest site.
這個月早些時候，一座塔吊倒塌，砸向伊斯蘭教最神聖的麥加大清真寺，導致109人喪生，約400人受傷。
