BEIJING (AFP) — A blaze and subsequent stampede at a club in southern China killed 43 people and left 88 injured, state media said Sunday, in the latest deadly incident highlighting China’s abysmal fire safety record. The fire broke out …
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Indonesia cash handout spurs deadly stampede
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, …