At the very least 27 individuals have died in a stampede throughout a non secular occasion in Hathras district of India’s Uttar Pradesh state, officers and native media reviews say.
“We now have acquired 27 our bodies up to now … our bodies are nonetheless coming,” the northern state’s senior medical officer Ram Mohan Tiwari instructed the AFP information company on Tuesday.
Crowds had gathered to rejoice the Hindu deity Shiva at a village in Hathras, some 140km (87 miles) southeast of New Delhi.
Police in Hathras stated the useless included 23 girls, three kids and a person. He stated greater than 150 individuals had been admitted to hospitals after the incident, including the demise toll could rise.
“Many injured have additionally been admitted,” Umesh Kumar Tripathi, the district’s chief medical officer, instructed reporters. “The first purpose is a stampede throughout a non secular occasion.”
State Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered an investigation into the incident.
“Directions have been given to the involved officers to conduct aid and rescue operations on battle footing and to offer correct remedy to the injured,” he wrote on X.
Lethal accidents are widespread at locations of worship in India throughout main spiritual festivals.
At the very least 112 individuals had been killed in 2016 after an enormous explosion attributable to a banned fireworks show at a temple marking the Hindu New 12 months. The explosion ripped by way of concrete buildings and ignited a hearth at a temple complicated in Kerala state, the place 1000’s had gathered.
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