Yep. I hate how Lemmings just go "religion bad" and pretend like these people deserve it for having different beliefs. And I'm pretty sure that global warming has also played a part in this.
While it is a horrible tragedy. It is a preventable one.
And given the sheer amount of pilgrims (2,5 million by some estimates), it could have been a lot worse. Given that size some will die by sheer statistical probability.