A fatal stampede has been recorded in India, the world's most populous country, sending shockwaves across the globe. Clips seen by Legit.ng showed bodies piled up.
PAY ATTENTION:, a large crowd had gathered in a village in Uttar Pradesh state's Hathras district for a sermon by a preacher, but a fierce dust storm caused panic as people left."The incident happened due to overcrowding at the time when people were trying to leave the venue."Shalabh Mathur in Uttar Pradesh state confirmed that 105 people had already died while 84 others were injured and admitted to hospitals.
Some of the largest casualties caused by stampedes at religious gatherings include the death of more than 340 devotees at Maharashtra's Mandhardevi temple in 2005 and at least 250 were killed at Rajasthan's Chamunda Devi temple in 2008.Sorrow as groom's mum, 3 other family members die in accident after leaving wedding ceremony
A stampede at a religious gathering at Naina Devi temple in Himachal Pradesh caused the loss of lives of 162 people in 2008.inquest are expected to be released on 10 July. The Life Esidimeni tragedy involved over 100 people who died after they were transferred to Life Esidimeni facilities.Rebone has experience in news bulletin reading, writing, content writing and editing.
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