Indian temple stampede kills 9, injures a number of

As many as 25,000 devotees crowded into the temple, which might accommodate solely about 2,000, resulting in the crush

A stampede at a temple in India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh killed at the least 9 folks early on Saturday, November 1, authorities officers mentioned, with a number of injured.

The stampede occurred as worshippers crowded into the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple within the metropolis of Srikakulam on Ekadashi, a day Hindus contemplate auspicious, mentioned Pawan Kalyan, the state’s deputy chief minister.

“An inquiry can be carried out into the tragic incident,” Kalyan mentioned in a press release, including that the temple was run by personal people. He put the dying toll at 9.

As many as 25,000 devotees crowded into the temple, which might accommodate solely about 2,000, resulting in the crush, state minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy added, whereas district officers have been instructed to offer the injured with medical assist.

A complete of 18 accidents have been reported up to now, the collector and Justice of the Peace of Srikakulam district Swapnil Dinkar Pundkar mentioned, whereas two critically injured sufferers have been moved to a tertiary care hospital for therapy.

The federal government can pay compensation of 200,000 rupees ($2,300) to the households of the useless, and 50,000 rupees ($570) to the injured, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned in a put up on X. – Rappler.com