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, officials said.
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.
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
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.
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.
India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian holy city of Prayagraj on Wednesday.
Dozens killed in crowd crush at world's largest religious festival in India
At least 30 people were killed and many were injured at the world’s largest religious pilgrimage in northern India. Millions attended the Maha Kumbh six-week Hindu festival to dip into sacred waters.
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.
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.
Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...
Dozens killed in crowd crush at world’s largest religious festival
Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of ...