A stampede at the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, has tragically claimed the lives of at least 15 people, with many more injured. The incident occurred at a crowded promenade leading to the holy rivers where millions of pilgrims gather for the once-in-a-12-year festival. Authorities are urging pilgrims to bathe at designated areas following the stampede.
PRAYAGRAJ, India – A stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering killed at least 15 people with many more injured, a doctor at the Kumbh Mela festival in northern India told AFP Wednesday.
“I was sitting near a barricade, and during the pushing and shoving, the entire crowd fell on top of me, trampling me as it moved forward,” she added.Rescue teams working with pilgrims to carry victims from the accident site weaved through piles of clothes, shoes and other discarded belongings.“At least 15 people” were killed, a doctor at a hospital tending to survivors told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to talk to media.
Wednesday marks one of the holiest days in the festival, when saffron-clad holy men lead millions in a procession of sin-cleansing ritual bathing at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers. Organizers have likened the scale of this year’s festival to that of a temporary country, forecasting up to 400 million pilgrims would visit before the final day on February 26.
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