Stampede

A new Paris restaurant offering 1,000 free chicken and rice dishes drew a crowd of around 3,000, leading to chaos and clashes with police. The giveaway was canceled for security reasons, but tensions escalated as some in the crowd threw…

Three people were killed and more than 50 injured in a stampede during the Rath Yatra religious festival in Puri, in India’s eastern Orissa state. The incident occurred near the Gundicha temple as thousands gathered for the early-morning…

A stampede occurring as a result of too many people trying to board trains at a train station in New Delhi, the capital of India, to attend a religious event that will end on February 26, has killed 18 people and injured 11 others. Most…

At least 17 people lost their lives and 50 were injured in a stampede during the bathing ritual in the Maha Kumbh Festival on the banks of the Ganges River in the city of Prayagraj in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh yesterday at around…

Three people died and 5 more were injured after a stampede occurred during Friday prayers in the Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The injured were immediately taken to hospitals…

A stampede broke out in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, on January 10, when 4,000 people queued up in front of a ticket booth to get free tickets to a 2,000-year-old temple during the Hindu holiday. According to initial reports, 6 people…

A stampede broke out during an escape attempt planned by prisoners at Makala prison in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo. A total of 105 prisoners lost their lives. In addition, 24 prisoners who were stopped with warning…

A stampede during a Hindu ritual in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, resulted in the deaths of at least 87 people, including children. Police fear the death toll may rise. Injured individuals were transported to nearby hospitals using pickup trucks…