Rush broke out as travellers scrambled to board trains in India’s capital to go to world’s largest religious gatheringAt least 18 people have died in a crush at a railway station in India’s capital when surging crowds scrambled to catch trains to the world’s largest religious gathering, officials have said.The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj, and has a history of crowd-related disasters – including one last month, when at least 30 people died in another crush at the holy confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2025-02-16 05:11:00
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