2024-07-06 18:27:59
More of 100 muertos and several people were injured in a stampede that occurred during a Hindu celebration in Aligarh in northern India, where thousands of devotees were gathered for a collective prayer ceremony led by the guru Bhole Baba.
According to reports from authorities, the stampede occurred when around 15 thousand people They tried to leave the premises that only has capacity for 5 thousand attendeesso overcrowding and the urgency to get out were points that contributed to the disaster.
Aligarh Divisional Commissioner, Chaitra V., confirmed the death toll, noting that the authorities’ efforts are focused on providing timely medical assistance to the injured, while Umesh Kumar Tripathi, The director of the local hospital reports that the injured are being treated.
The official Ashish Kumar He said that initially the district morgues received about 60 bodies, but that as the hours passed the number of deaths increased to more than 100.
Attendees say the stampede was the result of a chain fall caused when pilgrims were trying to leave and stumbled upon a barely visible ditch in the area.
For his part, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath expressed his condolences and ordered the creation of a committee to investigate the incident. Likewise, the prime minister Narendra-Modi He expressed his regret and assured that his administration is committed to providing relief and rescue work.
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Stampede during a religious gathering of Bhole Baba Satsang in #UttarPradesh‘s #Hathrasover 27 people (Most Women) reported dead, over 100 devotees fainted, were taken away in buses and vans. pic.twitter.com/1P70WG1612
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