Pilgrims from Tayside and Fife who travelled to Mecca are believed to have escaped harm in the Hajj stampede disaster, according to a Scottish event organiser who is in Mina.
Habib Malik, director of the Scottish Hajj and Umrah Trust, is with the group of Scottish pilgrims in Mecca, providing support and medical treatment.
Of the 800 Scottish pilgrims, Mr Malik said around 100 are from Tayside and Fife and all of them are believed to be unharmed.
However, he said two Dundonians have suffered minor health issues unrelated to the stampede and have been advised to rest.
Mr Malik said the Hajj is still taking place but now under much tighter control from the Saudi authorities.
He said: “The situation is quite tense. People are nervous and still in shock about what happened.
“It is very, very unfortunate that so many lives were lost.
“The Saudi king has said there will be a full investigation.”
Although Habib’s medical team have offered assistance in treating those injured during the stampede, he said the Saudi health workers had things under control.
The Scottish medics are now helping to treat people with non-stampede related injuries, including dehydration, coughs and exhaustion-related conditions.
He said: “The pilgrims from Dundee are all OK and here with me. Two of them are struggling physically from walking so long in the heat but were not injured in the stampede.
“I told them to rest today because they are totally dehydrated.
“Except for a few coughs and blisters the Scottish pilgrims are all fine.
“I know all the Scottish people and no one is missing or injured.”
He said the trust had invested in wristbands for all the Scottish pilgrims which have information including an emergency phone number.
He said: “There are 2.5 million people gathered in one place.
“There are rumours that people were all walking in one direction and then another group started moving in the other direction.”
He will be seeking a meeting with the Scottish First Minister as well as Shona Robison when he comes back to discuss education programmes, as they have for pilgrims coming from Malaysia.