KUALA LUMPUR: Tabung Haji is focusing its search for the eight missing Malaysian pilgrims in Mecca around clinics, hospitals and the Grand Mosque area.
Its officers there were still working around the red tape to enter into the hospitals to speak to the Malaysian victims, especially Faridah Mansor, 63, whose sister-in-law Zainun Taha, 69, is one of those still missing.
Tabung Haji has appointed eight of its officers who are in charge of updating the families of each missing pilgrims.
During his visit to Zainun's home in Ampang, Tabung Haji’s chief executive officer Tan Sri Ismee Ismail said the Malaysian victims who sustained injuries from the crane collapse tragedy are in stable conditions.
"We will update on the situation again later today. We urge Malaysians, especially families of the affected pilgrims to be patient and not believe everything they see on social media. We need to be 100 per cent sure of the situation before releasing any statements," Ismee said.
Zainun's eldest son Kamarul Idzuan Abu Bakar said his family heard on a radio station that his mother was one of the victims who had died at the incident however it was denied by Tabung Haji.
Kamarul also pleaded for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to help Tabung Haji search for the missing Malaysians.
Meanwhile, on its Twitter account, Tabung Haji said they have yet to be granted access into the morgues in its efforts to search and identify the missing individuals.
Others who are still missing are Siti Nuroshlizan Zolkifli, Abdul Muluk Ishak, Rusiah Suar,Abdul Habib Lahman, Shahidan Saad, Rohana Ismail and Munah Jusoh.