Dozens Feared Dead in Stampede at Huge Hindu Festival in India
People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered at the confluence of two sacred rivers, officials said.
Crowd chaos and confusion at site of India festival stampede
Journeying across India for the pinnacle celebration of the Hindu calendar, Laxmi and her family were sleeping by the roadside Wednesday as they waited to cleanse themselves in the sacred Ganges river.
Dozens are injured in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
A stampede has injured dozens of people as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India.
Stampede at Indian religious festival kills at least 11
A crowd crush at a Hindu festival in northern India has left at least 11 people dead and more than 50 injured, local media reported, citing hospital sources.
Deaths feared after stampede at Maha Kumbh festival in India
Several people are feared dead and many more are injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at […]
The Maha Kumbh festival in northern India is the world's largest religious gathering
Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth. Nearly 400 million people
Stampede at India’s Kumbh Mela: 15 dead and many more injured
At least 15 people have died, and many others were injured in a stampede during India's Kumbh Mela festival. The deadly crowd crush occurred as millions gathered for a sacred bathing ritual on the Ganges riverbank.
7 dead in stampede as over 100 million people gather at India's Maha Kumbh festival
At least seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world's biggest gatherings that occurs every 12 years.
Stampede Breaks Out During Major Hindu Festival in India
Hundreds of millions of Hindu pilgrims gathered in Prayagraj, India, for the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, but thousands were trampled after crowds surged toward the confluence of two rivers.
Several Killed in Stampede at Religious Gathering of 100 Million Pilgrims
Between 90 to 100 million pilgrims had congregated to take ritual baths in sacred rivers at a festival in northern India.
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Numerous victims in a stampede at the world's largest religious festival
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Dozens are injured in stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
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