Post by sevenofnine on Jul 2, 2024 11:01:50 GMT -5
It always happen
Dozens of people were crushed to death in a stampede at a Hindu religious gathering in Mughalghari village in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh in northern India on Tuesday, officials said.
Medical and government officials gave varying death tolls in a fluid situation, with most recent estimates exceeding 100 people and many more in hospital, some with serious injuries. Medical official Umesh Tripathi said the death toll could still rise.
"Many injured have also been admitted," Tripathi said, adding that most of the dead were women. "The primary reason is a stampede during a religious event."
"Initial information.. is that 107 people have died," Chaitra V., divisional commissioner of Aligarh city in Uttar Pradesh state, told reporters.
www.dw.com/en/india-over-100-killed-in-stampede-at-religious-gathering/a-69538722
Dozens of people were crushed to death in a stampede at a Hindu religious gathering in Mughalghari village in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh in northern India on Tuesday, officials said.
Medical and government officials gave varying death tolls in a fluid situation, with most recent estimates exceeding 100 people and many more in hospital, some with serious injuries. Medical official Umesh Tripathi said the death toll could still rise.
"Many injured have also been admitted," Tripathi said, adding that most of the dead were women. "The primary reason is a stampede during a religious event."
"Initial information.. is that 107 people have died," Chaitra V., divisional commissioner of Aligarh city in Uttar Pradesh state, told reporters.
www.dw.com/en/india-over-100-killed-in-stampede-at-religious-gathering/a-69538722
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