Moments before deadly stampede at India's Maha Kumbh, devotees pleaded to open more routes
Moments before a deadly stampede at the world's biggest religious gathering in India, Hindu devotees queuing to take a spiritual bath in a river said they pleaded with police to open barricaded routes to thin out a surging crowd.
Police Say at Least 30 People Have Died In Stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh Festival
PRAYAGRAJ, India — At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering early Wednesday, police said, as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India.
Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festival
Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a day after a stampede.
Stampede at India's Kumbh Mela Hindu mega-festival leaves at least 30 people dead, police say
A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the northern city of Prayagraj.
Dozens killed in India's Kumbh festival stampede
Dozens of people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday as tens of millions of Hindus gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters on the most auspicious day of a six-week festival.
Stampede at Maha Kumbh: Desperate search for missing devotees continues
More than 36 hours have passed since the tragic stampede at the Maha Kumbh, but for Manoj Dubey, sleep remains elusive. He has been searching frantically for his 72-year-old mother, Kamla Devi, who has been missing since the chaos unfolded.
Police say at least 30 people have died in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
At least 17 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering, a doctor at a government hospital said, as tens of thousands of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred river waters during the Hindu event.
Millions of Hindus take 'holy dip' a day after fatal stampede
Train and bus stations saw a surge in crowds as people continued to arrive for the festival, although some devotees remained ...
At least 30 killed in stampede at massive Hindu festival in India
Videos from the scene showed victims being rushed to ambulances or lying motionless on the ground after a large crowd broke ...
Maha Kumbh stampede: UP minister Sanjay Nishad says ‘minor incidents happen in big event’ as 30 killed
Sanjay Nishad, the minister of fisheries in the Uttar Pradesh government and chief of the Nishad party called the stampede a ...
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.
Three from state killed in Kumbh stampede, Jaipur woman missing
Ajmer/Jaipur/Alwar: Three people from Rajasthan lost their lives in the stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, ...
Mahakumbh stampede: Judicial panel says will wrap up probe ‘as early as possible’
Besides the retired judge of the Allahabad High Court, the other two members of the panel are retired IAS officer DK Singh ...
Akhilesh Yadav blames BJP for Mahakumbh stampede, demands increased aid
Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday slammed the BJP-led Central and Uttar Pradesh governments for the tragic ...
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Cardinal Gracias: Stampede in India caused ‘suffering and trauma’ to families
A stampede in India’s Uttar Pradesh state that killed at least 30 people is “very, very tragic,” says Cardinal Oswald Gracias ...