At least 15 people died and dozens suffered injuries in a crowd in the north of India, Uttar Pradesh during the celebration of the religious holiday of Kumbhamel. The celebrations of this holiday are the largest in the world. TASR reports on the basis of an AFP report published on Wednesday.
“So far, at least 15 people have died, others are provided by medical care,” An unnamed doctor in Prajagadž said for AFP. AFP photographer has witnessed how Rescuers and believers took away from the victim’s place and how people climbed barriers.
A local government representative for the PTI reported that The crowd broke out after the barriers to check the crowd “broke”. The deadly crowds are a tragic part of the Indian religious celebrations and during the celebration of the Kumbhamel holiday The people in the crowd have been killed in the past, writes AFP.
The Kumbhamela holiday is the greatest holiday of the Hindu religious calendar, His celebrations last six weeks. It is assumed that several million people were present on Wednesday, who wanted to carry out the ceremony of a sacred bath at the confluence of the rivers of Ganga and Jamna.
