Pakistan: 12 killed in crush at free food handout during Ramadan

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The incident happened as people rushed to collect food and cash outside a factory in the southern port city of Karachi on Friday.Police say nine women, aged between 40 and 80, and three children, aged 10 to 15, died in the crush.Police say local authorities were not told about the giveaway before it took place.Local police official Mughees Hashmi said the crowds began to panic and some women and children fell into an open drain.

Murad Ali Shah said each family who lost a loved one will receive 500,000 rupees , while everyone injured will receive 100,000 rupees .At least 23 people have died in Ramadan"food stampedes" since the start of the holy month.On Saturday, police fired tear gas at crowds who had gathered to receive free flour in the northwestern city of Peshawar.

This is so sad and this is what will happen in the UK before too long, with the soaring costs of everything. The food banks and charities are heaving under the strain already, there is a mental health/NHS crisis, people are being pushed to their limits.

So sad. RIP 🙏

Really sad.

That's so sad

Pretty much the same when some of the big stores here do a yellow sticker run! Joking apart, it`s needless but when you see the crowds it`s not a surprise.

Just like Nisa in Folkestone.

A right old ramadama ding dong.

MY HEART BLEEDS 💔😔

AHHHHH MY POOR COUNTRY NO VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE 🥲😔💔

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