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Police said that massive overcrowding at the venue led to the crush - they have registered a case against the event's main organisers. On Wednesday, a large number of policemen were present as politicians visited the site to find out how the tragedy unfolded.
At least 116 people, all but one of them women and children, were killed in a stampede at a religious event in northern India, authorities said.
By Shivam Patel and Saurabh Sharma PHULRAI MUGHAL GARHI, India (Reuters) - The death toll from a stampede at a Hindu religious congregation in northern India has risen to 121, authorities said on Wednesday,
The incident that took place during a religious gathering is among the deadliest crushes in India in a decade.
A crowd crush at a religious gathering in northern India killed more than a hundred people Tuesday, mostly women, in one of the deadliest such incidents the country has seen in recent years.
Severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to a stampede at a religious festival that killed at least 121 people in northern India, authorities said Wednesday, as the faithful surged toward the preacher and chaos ensued among the quarter of a million attendees.
Around 250,000 people had gathered at the Hindu religious congregation in northern India where 116 people died in a stampede, more than triple the capacity permitted by authorities, according to a police document reviewed by Reuters.
Family members streamed to hospitals in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to identify loved ones after at least 121 people — nearly all women — died in a stampede at a guru’s gathering.
Severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to a stampede at a religious festival that killed at least 121 people in northern India, authorities said Wednesday.
Indian police said on Thursday they had arrested six people in connection with the stampede at a Hindu religious event in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh this week in which 121 people were killed.
Victims from a stampede at a religious event in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh in India were taken to a local hospital.
Dozens of people have been killed during a crush at a religious gathering in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, according to local police.
Thousands of devotees rushed to get a closer glimpse of a Hindu preacher, jostling and pushing on slippery ground, witnesses say, moments before a crush at an overcrowded venue in India killed 121 people and sparked a police hunt for the organisers.
The incident took place at a satsang (a Hindu religious event) in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh state. The victims, including a large number of women and some children, are still being identified.
Authorities say at least 116 people died in a stampede when a crowd at a religious gathering in northern India rushed to leave a makeshift tent
Here is a list of major stampedes in India over the years, most of them at religious festivals or gatherings: JANUARY 2005: More than 265 Hindu devotees were killed and hundreds more injured after a stampede at the Mandhardevi temple in Wai town in the western state of Maharashtra.
Officials say more than 120 people have been killed in a crowd crush at a religious event in Uttar Pradesh, most of them women and children. Ivan Watson reports.
The event, which was led by a preacher known as “Bhole Baba,” saw an overwhelming turnout of 250,000 people at a makeshift tent authorized only for 80,000 attendees. What happened: Conflicting reports suggest the stampede began either when devotees surged forward to approach the preacher as he descended from the stage,
Severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to a stampede at a religious festival that killed at least 121 people in northern India, authorities said Wednesday, as the faithful surged toward the preacher and chaos ensued among the quarter of a million attendees.
Crush occurred when hundreds of people attempted to touch religious leader’s feet and collect soil from where he walked
Police in India have arrested six people after 121 people died in a stampede at a religious function in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. A crush occurred when followers of a Hindu preacher known as Bhole Baba scrambled to take dirt from his feet after a prayer meeting in Hathras,
More than three times the permitted number of people attended a Hindu religious event in north India that culminated in a stampede, killing at least 121 people, authorities said on Wednesday, adding that most of the victims were women.
A stampede at a religious event in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, has claimed 121 lives. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the injured survivors. An FIR has been filed against the organizers,
Suraj Pal, a former police constable who claims to ‘heal’ ailments and ‘rid people of evil spirits’, has hundreds of thousands of followers across northern India
El hacinamiento masivo y la falta de salidas, entre otros factores, contribuyeron a una estampida letal en un festival religioso en el norte de India que causó al menos 121 muertos, dijeron las autoridades.
Team OneIndia visited Hathras following the tragic stampede incident that occurred during a recent religious gathering. Our reporter assessed the aftermath, speaking with local authorities and eyewitn
A stampede at an overcrowded Hindu religious event in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state on Tuesday left at least 121 people dead, mostly women and children, police officials said. Dozens more were injured and taken to overwhelmed hospitals.
Indian police have arrested six people in connection with their alleged role in a deadly stampede at a religious sermon that killed 121 people, the force told reporters on Thursday.
Authorities in India say severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to a stampede at a religious festival that left at least 121 people dead.
Authorities estimate over 250,000 people attended the religious gathering, despite its event permit only allowing for 80,000
A devastating stampede at a religious gathering in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, led by spiritual leader Bhole Baba, has resulted in 116 deaths and over 100 injuries. The incident occurred as
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Severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to a stampede at a religious festival in northern India, authorities said Wednesday, leaving at least 121 people dead as the faithful surged toward the preacher to touch him and chaos ensued.
Crowd accidents, particularly at religious mass gatherings in developing countries, are becoming a more common cause of premature death worldwide.
Survivors of India's deadliest stampede in more than a decade recalled on Wednesday the horror of being crushed at a vastly overcrowded Hindu religious gathering where 121 people were killed.
T India rushed to leave a makeshift tent, setting off a stampede Tuesday that killed more than 100 and left scores injured, officials said. It was not immediately clear what triggered the panic following an event with a Hindu guru known locally as Bhole Baba.
An official inquiry is under way to determine what caused the stampede at a religious gathering in northern India.
Deadly stampedes are relatively common around Indian religious festivals, where big crowds gather in small areas with shoddy infrastructure and few safety measures.