At least 50 – and reportedly many more – killed in stampede at India religious gathering
FILE: The aftermath of a stampede near the River Ganges in Haridwar in November 2011, in which more than a dozen people died. Officials believe at least 50 died, but one report puts the number at 87.At least 50 people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India, with many more injured and fears the toll could rise, the government said Tuesday.
"It's very hard to say the exact figure, as bodies are still coming. We do not have the number of injured." "People fell in a drain by the road. They started falling one on top of the other and got crushed to death.""Many injured have also been admitted," he said. At least 112 people were killed in 2016 after a huge explosion caused by a banned fireworks display at a temple marking the Hindu new year.
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