At least 11 people were killed and 30 wounded after a stampede ensued at the close of an eight-day music festival in Morocco on Saturday night, the country’s news agency said.
Among the victims of the stampede at the Mawazine festival in the capital city of Rabat were five women, four men and two children, the Maghreb Arab Press said.
The nation was in deep shock and mourning yesterday, following the news of a horrendous disco hall stampede during the Eid el Fitr celebrations in Tabora town on Wednesday evening, in which 19 children perished and 16 others were hospitalised.
Twelve of those admitted had been treated and discharged by last evening, leaving behind four with serious injuries. The stampede was apparently caused by some panic in the overcrowded hall.
The children, aged between seven and 18 years, died in the incident in the disco hall, where they had gone to make merry in festivities marking the end of Ramadan, the month-long fast for Muslims.
President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday ordered a thorough investigation into the incident, as he dispatched Labour and employment minister Juma Kapuya to coordinate the burials of the dead children on behalf of the Government.
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At least 125 devotees have died in a stampede at a Hindu temple in the northern Indian city of Jodhpur.
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At least 80 people were killed and more than 150 injured when thousands of pilgrims stampeded Tuesday at a Hindu temple in the historic town of Jodhpur in western India.
JODHPUR, India (AP) — At least 168 people were killed and 100 injured when thousands of pilgrims stampeded Tuesday at a Hindu temple in the historic town of Jodhpur in western India, officials said.
Severe overcrowding apparently caused the crush as more than 12,000 people gathered at the temple to celebrate a Hindu festival, Jodhpur Police Superintendent Malini Agarwal said.
At least 168 people were killed in the stampede, said Naresh Pal Gangwar, the district collector.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) — At least 21 people were crushed to death Sunday during a cash handout in an eastern Indonesian town.
The people — mostly women, children and the elderly — had lined up in the town of Pasuruan, about 500 miles (804 kilometers) from the capital, to accept 40,000 rupiah ($4.25) each from a wealthy businessman.
Cash handouts are common in the Muslim country during the Islamic month of fasting, Ramadan.
