Stampede

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...
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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...
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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.
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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,...
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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...
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