This edition of the Kumbh Mela in the Indian city of Prayagraj ended in tragedy when panic broke out. This largest pilgrimage ...

At least 40 people were injured in a stampede after a drone lost control and crashed during the final prayer of the Bishwa Ijtema in Tongi on Sunday. The incident sparked panic among worshippers, ...

First women, then children and men. "Something must have happened. Is it a stampede?" was our first thought. As panic took over, people rushed in all directions. We sprinted to the platform and ...

A massive crowd surge at Sangam around 1am led to a stampede-like situation as lakhs of devotees rushed to take a holy dip on the auspicious occasion of Mauni Amavasya. Medical teams and ...

Pilgrims searched for their family members after a stampede broke out at the Maha ... hours and then suddenly dashed to leave in a deadly panic. Many resorted to crawling under the crowd barriers ...

A pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh on Mauni Amavasya claimed 30 lives and injured 60, caused by a sudden surge of pilgrims. A pre-dawn stampede at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh early on ...

Personal belongings such as clothes, blankets, and backpacks were scattered around the scene of the stampede. It remains unclear what sparked the panic or the exact number of casualties.

PREMIUM Eyewitnesses recounted scenes of panic and disorder ... That’s when people started pushing, triggering the stampede,” said Vivek Mishra, an eyewitness. Another devotee, Ram Singh ...

Research from Sieben shows that what happened there likely wasn’t a result of “mass panic,” although that’s what one might assume after reading about the situation. Rather, said Sieben, people who ...

People's belongings like clothes, blankets and backpacks were strewn around the scene of the stampede. It was not immediately clear what triggered the panic or how many people had been hurt.