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 177 Killed in India 
 Temple Stampede 

Cause of crush still unknown, police blame slippery slope

Times (UK) Times (UK) Sep 30, 08 5:17 CDT
(Newser) - A stampede killed at least 177 worshipers at a Hindu temple in western India today, the Times of London reports. Early theories for the crush included a bomb scare and a broken barricade, but police are blaming the steep, slippery path that leads to the temple. Similar stampedes have killed more than 400 people in India during the last 4 years. More »

More about:  India • Hindu • stampede • temple • religious pilgrims

Congo Probes Witchcraft Stampede Deaths

13 killed after accusations of sorcery provoke fighting, panic

BBC BBC Sep 16, 08 11:00 CDT
(Newser) - Accusations of witchcraft led to a deadly stampede at a soccer game in the Congo, the BBC reports. Fighting broke out between rival teams after players from one team accused the rival team's goalkeeper of casting spells. Police intervened but were pelted with rocks by the crowd. They fired tear gas in response, and 13 were suffocated in a crush at the stadium exit. The Congolese government plans an investigation. More »

More about:  soccer • Democratic Republic of Congo • Congo • stampede • witchcraft • soccer riots • Kivu

140 Killed in
India Temple Stampede

40 children among the dead in mountaintop pilgrimmage

BBC BBC Aug 3, 08 8:58 CDT
(Newser) - At least 140 people, including at least 40 children, were killed today in a stampede when a restraining rail gave way at a Hindu temple in northern India, the BBC reports. The pilgrims were attending a 9-day religious festival. Authorities used a cable car to remove the injured from the mountaintop Naina Devi temple, located about 100 miles from the Himalyan town of Shimia. It's the third deadly stampede to occur during a religious festival this year in India, though death tolls were a fraction of today's grim tally. More »

More about:  India • religion • Hindu • stampede • temple • Hindus

Cops on Hook for Fatal Mexico Stampede

12 dead after police drug raid sparks nightclub panic

CNN CNN Jun 22, 08 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mexico City has suspended the cops who triggered a nightclub stampede that left twelve dead on Friday, CNN reports. Responding to reports of alcohol and drugs sold to minors, the police sparked a riot when the raid was announced. Police made "serious errors" in the operation, Mexico City's mayor said, but club owners "acted with evident irresponsibility and outside the law." More »

More about:  Mexico • police • stampede

 China Flood Warnings 
 Cause Stampede 

Thousands flee to higher ground after river bursts banks

BBC BBC May 17, 08 6:59 CDT
(Newser) - Rescue efforts in Beichuan, near the epicenter of China’s earthquake, turned to chaos today as fear of flooding caused a stampede of thousands, the BBC reports. A flood warning was issued after a landslide-blocked river threatened to burst its banks, CNN reports. “Everybody just ran. People who were in the process of being rescued had to be left behind,” said a BBC correspondent. More »

More about:  China • flood • evacuation • China earthquake • landslide • stampede

10 Crushed at Indonesia Concert

Panic fueled by alcohol, witnesses say

BBC BBC Feb 10, 08 7:30 CST
(Newser) - At least ten people were killed yesterday when they were crushed in a stampede of fans at a punk rock concert in Indonesia. The victims, mostly teenagers, died as a mob of concertgoers tried to leave the jam-packed venue as others were still streaming in, and the crowd panicked, according to some reports. Other witnesses said drunk fans triggered the panic as they stormed through the crowd. More »

More about:  Indonesia • concert • stampede

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