Stampede at religious event in India leaves more than 100 dead

INDIA. — At least 116 people died and dozens They were injured This Tuesday at stampede which broke out at the end of a religious event in northern India. After which the authorities opened an investigation to clarify the causes and announced that they would file charges once morest the organizers.

“116 people have been confirmed dead. Those who were injured are receiving medical treatment and the bodies have been sent to different locations for autopsy,” the official told the media. Inspector General of Police Shalabh Mathurfrom Aligarh district, adjacent to Hathras district, in the state of Uttar Pradesh where the incident occurred.

The stampede took place this followingnoon at the conclusion of a religious ceremony known as ‘satsang‘, an event usually organized by a guru for collective prayer, of the Hindu figure Bhole Baba.

#India || The number of people killed in a stampede in Uttar Pradesh province during a religious event has now exceeded 100. The reasons for the stampede are unknown. pic.twitter.com/xUZ646SNYK

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According to witnesses quoted by Indian media, Several people fell into a ditch that was at outside the enclosurebefore reaching the road, which caused a chain fall.

Authorities said that heat and suffocation in the compound might have been a factor. A video taken following the incident shows that the structure appears to have collapsedSeveral women were crying for the dead.

Police officer Rajeesh Singh said that There was probably an overcrowding at the event. Initial reports indicate that more than 15 thousand people gathered at the event, which was authorized for house only 5 thousand.

“People started falling on top of each other, on top of each other. People who were crushed died. The people who were there pulled them out,” said a witness.

The bodies were then transported to hospitals and morgues in trucks and private vehicles.

More than 100 dead in the deadliest stampede at a religious event in India in 13 years

👉The avalanche occurred when several people stumbled into a ditch while leaving the ceremony site, causing a chain fall pic.twitter.com/0oRzBDoKjL

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Stampedes in India

Deadly stampedes are relatively common during Indian religious festivals, which bring large crowds into small spaces with few security measures.

In 2013, pilgrims visiting a temple on a popular Hindu holiday in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, They were run over and died by other attendees fleeing for fear that a bridge might collapse. At least 115 people were crushed or died in the river.

In 2011, more than 100 Hindu devotees were crushed to death in a religious festival held in the state of Keralain the south of the country.

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