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.
Kumbh Mela stampede latest: Probe ordered after 30 deaths at world’s largest religious festival in India
At least 30 dead in crowd crush at world’s largest religious festival in India - Indian authorities have released an official statement on the death toll but it is expected to rise
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 through police barricades.
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.
Maha Kumbh stampede: Devotees’ crowd came like a tornado, survivors recount horror
During the early hours of Mauni Amavasya at Maha Kumbh, a stampede at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj resulted in 30 deaths, predominantly women. The chao
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
India orders probe into Kumbh festival stampede that killed dozens
Indian authorities have ordered a probe into the stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu festival that killed dozens of devotees on Wednesday as millions gathered for a "holy dip" in sacred river waters as part of the six-week event,
At least 30 dead and many more hurt 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 where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet.
'Operation Eleven' To Manage Crowd During Maha Kumbh's 3rd 'Amrit Snan'
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Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Amrit Snan For Basant Panchami Begins; UP CM, Police On Alert To Prevent Any Stampede
The Basant Panchami holy bathing ritual assumes significance in the wake of the stampede during the previous Amrit Snan on ...
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Kumbh Mela stampede latest: At least 30 dead in crowd crush at world’s largest religious festival in India
Kumbh Mela crowd crush: Scattered belongings line floor after fatal stampede in India The Maha Kumbh Mela, which takes place every 12 years, began on 13 January, with over 400 million people ...
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How Kumbh Mela’s VIP lanes exacerbated crowd stampede
"A large crowd surged forward ... Security personnel try to control the pilgrims near the site of a stampede amid the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela festival. Picture: Niharika KULKARNI / AFP Laxmi ...
Officers with Ardh Kumbh experience entrusted with Maha Kumbh crowd management post stampede
The Uttar Pradesh government has deployed two senior IAS officers, who were part of the team that successfully conducted the ...