Stampede at religious event in India kills more than 100 mostly women and children

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Initial reports said organisers had permission to host about 5000 people, but more than 15,000 came for the event by the Hindu preacher.

Thousands of people at a religious gathering in India rushed to leave a makeshift tent, setting off a stampede on Tuesday that killed more than 100 and left scores injured, officials said.

More than 80 others were injured and admitted to hospitals, senior police officer Shalabh Mathur said. Women mourn next to the body of a relative outside the Sikandrarao hospital in Hathras district about 350 kilometres southwest of Lucknow, India.Deadly stampedes are relatively common around Indian religious festivals, where large crowds gather in small areas with shoddy infrastructure and few safety measures.

 

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