US EditionWorshipers stampede at a temple in western India, killing 6 and injuring dozens
- A stampede at the Shri Lairai Devi temple festival in Shirgao village, Goa, on Saturday killed six people and injured dozens.
- The event occurred during the annual festival at the Sree Lairai Devi temple, which drew large crowds of worshippers from Goa, Maharashtra, and Karnataka, supported by a security team of around 1,000 personnel.
- Despite heavy security, police have not determined the stampede's cause, but reports suggest a fall on a steep slope near the temple triggered panic and crowd crushes.
- Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said he was 'deeply saddened by the tragic stampede' and promised support while Health Minister Vishwajit Rane confirmed hospitals were on high alert treating about 80 injured.
- Authorities have initiated an inquiry into the incident, which underscores the dangers of fatal overcrowding during major religious events in India, characterized by dense gatherings in limited spaces.
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6 killed, over 70 injured in pre-dawn stampede at temple festival in Goa
Panaji: Six persons including two women were killed and more than 70 sustained injuries after a stampede broke out during a temple festival at a village in North Goa district in the wee hours of Saturday, officials said. The Goa government ordered a magisterial inquiry into the tragedy at Shirgao village, and also transferred five officials including the district collector and superintendent of police. The stampede occurred at around 3 am when t…
Thousands of people in India celebrate a spiritual ritual – then chaos breaks out in the crowd. What exactly happened is still unclear.
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