On January 29, 2025, a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj resulted in at least seven deaths and numerous injuries among hordes of attendees. Initial reports indicate a barrier broke, prompting a surge as people attempted to escape. Different media sources reported varying death tolls, with the chaos resulting in frantic family members waiting at makeshift hospitals. Prime Minister Modi discussed the unfolding situation with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as authorities processed the incident amid the massive turnout expected at the celebrated religious event.
Videos and photographs show distraught family members waiting outside makeshift hospitals, and clothes and bags and jackets strewn across the ground at the site of the chaotic crush.
An initial stampede which occurred around 1 a.m. local time was "not serious." However, devotees trying to escape it were caught in another stampede at an exit.
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