Indonesia Says 71 Election Workers Died From Exhaustion
- Indonesia held the world’s largest one-day election on Feb. 14
- About 4,000 others fell sick after completing their duties
Electoral officials count ballots at a polling station in South Tangerang.
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Seventy-one people have so far died from exhaustion following the world’s largest single-day election in Indonesia last week, according to the government.
Some 4,000 others fell sick between Feb. 14 and Feb. 18 due to fatigue after helping run the Feb. 14 election, Hasyim Asy’ari, chairman of the nation’s poll body said in a press conference in Jakarta on Monday.