Stampede at India's Kumbh Mela Hindu mega-festival leaves at least 30 people dead, police say
A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the northern city of Prayagraj.
Moments before deadly stampede at India's Maha Kumbh, devotees pleaded to open more routes
Moments before a deadly stampede at the world's biggest religious gathering in India, Hindu devotees queuing to take a spiritual bath in a river said they pleaded with police to open barricaded routes to thin out a surging crowd.
Police Say at Least 30 People Have Died In Stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh Festival
PRAYAGRAJ, India — At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering early Wednesday, police said, as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India.
Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festival
Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a day after a stampede
Dozens killed in India's Kumbh festival stampede
Dozens of people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday as tens of millions of Hindus gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters on the most auspicious day of a six-week festival.
What Caused the Stampede at India's Maha Kumbh Festival That Killed Dozens?
Devotees walk from a pontoon bridge after a deadly stampede before the second "Shahi Snan" (royal bath) at the "Maha Kumbh Mela", or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, January 29, 2025. REUTERS/Sharafat Ali
At least 30 killed in stampede at massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India
At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world's largest religious gathering early Wednesday, police said, as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India.
Millions of Hindus take 'holy dip' a day after fatal stampede
By Saurabh Sharma and Shivam Patel PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) -Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of ...
Several Killed in Stampede at Religious Gathering of 100 Million Pilgrims
Between 90 to 100 million pilgrims had congregated to take ritual baths in sacred rivers at a festival in northern India.
Mahakumbh stampede: 'Shame, shame' chants amid President's speech delivered by Dhankhar
VP Jagdeep Dhankhar was reading President Droupadi Murmu's address in English during a joint sitting of Parliament ...
Bodies, clothes, bags lie on ground after stampede at mass Hindu gathering in India
Witnesses described a mass of people rushing to take a pre-dawn dip at the confluence of the three sacred rivers.
Stampede breaks out at Kumbh festival in India
A stampede injured dozens of people early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at ...
Stampede: Bodies of two devotees reach Belagavi
Bodies of the two devotees who died in the stampede at the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela have been handed over to their respective ...
After Maha Kumbh stampede, come decongestion measures. Here’s how pilgrims continue to suffer
In the wake of the Maha Kumbh stampede tragedy in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, the state government introduced strict ...
Greeley Stampede announces 2025 concert schedule
Prepare yourself for summer nights, rodeos, concerts and funnel cakes, the 103nd annual Greeley Stampede is preparing for a ...