Severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to a stampede at a religious festival in northern India that killed at least 121 people, authorities have said. Five of those died on Wednesday morning, local official Manish Chaudhry said, and 28 people were still being treated in a hospital. Deadly stampedes are relatively common at […]
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — More than 120 people died in a stampede after a religious gathering in northern India, making it one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years. Authorities are investigating what led to the huge stampede, which is believed to have erupted as the event, led by a Hindu guru known locally […]
STORY: A stampede at a Hindu religious event in northern India on Tuesday (July 2) has resulted in scores of deaths and more than two dozen people injured, according to news agency ANI. A police report seen by Reuters said that the number of people present was more than triple the permitted capacity. The tragedy […]
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Authorities say massive overcrowding, insufficient exits, and other factors contributed to a deadly stampede at a religious festival in Northern India that killed at least 121 people. Five more people died on Wednesday morning, local official Manish Chaudhry said, and 28 were still being treated in hospital. The stampede happened on […]
A stampede among thousands of people at a religious gathering in northern India killed at least 100, mainly women and children, and left scores injured, officials said on Tuesday, adding that the toll could rise. People had rushed to leave the makeshift tent following an event with Hindu figure Bhole Baba, local media reported. Video […]
A stampede among thousands of people at a religious gathering in northern India killed at least 105 and left scores injured, officials said on Tuesday, adding that the toll could rise. People had rushed to leave the makeshift tent following an event with Hindu figure Bhole Baba, local media reported. Video of the aftermath showed […]
A stampede among thousands of people at a religious gathering in northern India killed at least 60 and left scores injured, officials said on Tuesday, adding that the toll could rise. People had rushed to leave the makeshift tent following an event with Hindu figure Bhole Baba, local media reported. Video of the aftermath showed […]
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 27 people are dead and scores are injured after a stampede at a religious gathering of thousands of people in northern India, officials said Tuesday. More than 150 were admitted to hospitals after the crush in a village in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh state, medical official Umesh Tripathi […]
Seven people, including an eight-year-old girl, have been killed in a stampede at a charity event in Nigeria. On Sunday, a businessman in Bauchi state, in the north-east, had invited residents to collect 5,000 naira ($3.70; £2.90) each. The event attracted a big crowd and “before you knew it things got out of hand”, a […]
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of students in northern Nigeria rushed to get food donated to their school by the government to help ease hardship, resulting in a stampede that left two dead and 23 others injured, school authorities said Friday. Africa’s most populous country is facing one of its worst economic crises in decades, […]
The Alabama Legislature crammed 40% of this year’s session into February. That’s light speed for the body. At this rate, lawmakers could finish the session in mid- to late April, over a month before the state Constitution would require them to depart. You might approve. The less time the Legislature sits, the less time they […]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s military has completed a preliminary review of civilian deaths at a Gaza aid convoy last week, which determined that forces did not strike the convoy and that most Palestinians died in a stampede, a military spokesperson said on Sunday. It has also launched a more thorough examination of the incident to […]