At least 30 dead in India after stampede at world's largest festival

At least 30 dead in India after stampede at world's largest festival
At least 30 dead in India after stampede at world's largest festival

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Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - The crush happened between 1 am and 2 am local time on Wednesday (9 pm and 10 pm CET Tuesday), the most auspicious day of the world's largest religious festival.

Vaibhav Krishna, a police officer in the city of Prayagraj, confirmed the death toll, adding that the injured had been rushed to nearby hospitals.

It took authorities 16 hours to release casualty figures.

The tragedy occurred near a barricaded area where thousands of Hindu ascetics were due to process, before bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers.

Families queued outside a makeshift hospital to find out about missing relatives, while belongings such as clothes and backpacks littered the area where the stampede took place.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the incident “extremely sad”.

“My deepest condolences to the devotees who have lost their loved ones. Along with this, I wish for the speedy recovery of all the injured,” he wrote on X.

Yogi Adityanath, the top elected official in Uttar Pradesh, the state where the six-week Hindu festival is being held, said the situation was now “under control” but that a “massive crowd” had gathered in the area.

Between 90 and 100 million devotees were expected to bathe at the spot on Wednesday, he said. “About 30 million people had taken the holy bath by 8 am Wednesday,” he added.

Hindus believe that taking a dip in the sacred rivers during the festival will strip them of their sins.

Opposition politicians blamed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which governs Uttar Pradesh, for the tragedy.

Mallikarjun Kharge, president of the Congress party, said the accident was caused by “half-baked arrangements,” “VIP movement” and “mismanagement”.

“Central and state governments should wake up now” to prevent similar incidents, he added.

An estimated 400 million people are expected to attend this year’s Kumbh Mela festival, which started on 13 January and is scheduled to last until 26 February.

The celebration takes place every 12 years.

Deadly stampedes have occurred during the festival in the past. In 2013, at least 40 pilgrims died in a crush at a train station in Prayagraj.

At this year’s event, about 50,000 security personnel are stationed in the city to maintain law and order and manage crowds.

There are also more than 2,500 cameras, which officials monitor in an attempt to prevent similar incidents from happening. — Euronews


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