India police file case against actor-politician Vijay’s party after stampede kills 39
- 29-Sep-2025
CHENNAI: Police in India registered a criminal case against leaders of Tamil actor Vijay’s political party after a stampede at his rally killed 39 people, a senior police official said on Sunday. The dead included children and more than 50 people were injured in Saturday’s stampede in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, where Vijay […]
Dozens killed in India’s Kumbh festival stampede
- 29-Jan-2025
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. Reuters counted 39 bodies in the morgue of the local hospital, where […]
India suspends six police, govt officials for stampede that killed 121
- 09-Jul-2024
Indian authorities have suspended six police and government officials after a stampede that killed 121 people last week, accusing them of “negligence” in handling the event featuring a Hindu preacher. One of India’s worst stampedes in recent years took place after about a quarter of a million people flocked to listen to a self-styled guru, […]
At least 87 feared dead in stampede at religious event in India
- 02-Jul-2024
At least 87 people were feared dead in a stampede at a Hindu religious gathering in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, broadcaster NDTV reported. A local official told India Today the death toll exceeded 100. The stampede happened in a village in Hathras district, about 125 miles southeast of the national capital […]
At least 78 killed in stampede for donations in Yemen
- 20-Apr-2023
At least 78 people were killed in a stampede in Yemen as hundreds gathered in a school to receive aid, witnesses and Houthi media said on Thursday. Several people were injured including 13 who were in critical conditions, Al Masirah TV television news outlet run by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement reported, citing the director of […]
Free flour stampede takes life of another man
- 21-Mar-2023
FAISALABAD: Stampede at a flour distribution point has claimed the life of another citizen in Punjab after the government announced to distribute free flour sacks among deserving families, ARY News reported on Tuesday. An incident was reported from Faisalabad where an elderly citizen died in a stampede who came to collect flour from a distribution […]
South Korea stampede death toll rises to 120, fire authorities say
- 29-Oct-2022
SEOUL, Oct 30 (Reuters) – The number of deaths reported from a stampede in a central district of the South Korean capital Seoul has risen to 120, a fire official said. The incident took place at about 10:20 p.m. (1320 GMT) as a large number of people fell down in a narrow alley during the […]
Indonesia’s fatal soccer stampede caused by tear gas: report
- 14-Oct-2022
A fact-finding team tasked with investigating a deadly soccer stampede in Indonesia has concluded that tear gas was the main cause of death in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters, the country’s security minister said on Friday. The team, which included government officials, soccer and security experts, has been investigating how more than 130 […]
Anger grows against Indonesia police over football stadium tragedy
- 03-Oct-2022
MALANG: Anger against police mounted in Indonesia on Monday after at least 125 people were killed in one of the deadliest disasters in the history of football, when officers fired tear gas in a packed stadium, triggering a stampede. The tragedy on Saturday night in the city of Malang also saw 323 people injured. The […]
Indonesia police say 129 people killed after stampede at soccer match
- 02-Oct-2022
JAKARTA: At least 129 people were killed and around 180 injured at a soccer match in Indonesia after panicked fans were trampled and crushed trying to flee during a riot, police said on Sunday, in what appeared to be one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. When supporters of the losing home team invaded the […]