3 August 2008

Updated (corrected re confusion between naina Devi and Nainital): The Naina Devi temple stampede in India

News reports today report a tragedy in Himachal Pradesh when a stampede at a Hindu temple at Naina Devi led to at least 147 people, most of them women and children being crushed to death. A further 37 people were injured. Initial, unconfirmed, reports suggest that the trigger for the stampede was a rumour of a landslide. Thus, for example, MyNews.in reported that: “Additional District Magistrate C P Verma said …

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