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Maha Kumbh: Stampede during Indian mega religious festival leaves several dead

At least 15 people are feared to have died and several others were injured in a stampede at the ongoing Maha Kumbh Festival that occurred at the Triveni Sangam in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj city when thousands of people assembled for the holy dip in the Ganges on Wednesday on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya, considered an auspicious event by Hindu devotees. more

Madagascar: 12 die, 80 hurt in Mahamasina stadium stampede

At least 12 people died and 80 others were injured on Friday afternoon in a stampede at the entrance to the Mahamasina Stadium in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, media reports said ...

El Salvador: 12 die due to stampede in football stadium

San Salvador: At least twelve people died due to a stampede at a football stadium in El Salvador's capital city San Salvador, media reports said on Sunday.

Pakistan: 12 people, including nine women, die in stampede during ration distribution in Karachi

Karachi: At least 12 people died and five others were hurt during a stampede that took place inside the premises of a factory at the Naurus intersection in Karachi's SITE area in Paki ...

South Korea: Death toll in Halloween party stampede touches 153

Seoul: The death toll due to the stampede in South Korea's Itaewon district, where a large crowd had assembled to celebrate Halloween, has touched 153, media reports said on Sunday.

At least 31 killed, 100 wounded in stampede at Ashura commemoration in Iraq

Baghdad (Xinhua/UNI) At least 31 people were killed and some 100 others were wounded on Tuesday in a stampede during the Shia Muslim religious rituals of Ashura in the holy Shiite city of ...

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