Million Hindu pilgrims in Maha Kumbu Mela, a huge festival in Playa Grage, Indian city, are one of the most auspicious seasons. In a hurry to soak, at least 30 people died on Wednesday, and dozens more injured early on Wednesday. Date of Hindu calendar.
According to government officials and witnesses, the pilgrims rushed to the junction of the Ganges and the Yamuna River, and Hindu rushed to the junction of the sacred river and the Yamuna river, lying and sitting on the river. Thousands of people were trampled, safe barricades were broken, and fences were reduced. Others were trying to escape after bathing and joined the mixed CHAOS.
The New York Times journalists saw people extended to the ground, covered their bodies and faces, and urgent staff were taken to stretchers and ambulances.
Government officials released the number of casualties more than half a day after the stampedgance occurred between 1 am and 2 am local time. Uttar Pradesh's Prime Minister Yogi Aditijanas said he began a judicial survey on Wednesday evening and knew how these accidents would occur despite heavy precautionary measures. 。
According to his sorrowful dol, Aditiianas gave the state government to the family of those who died for about $ 29,000 per victim.
Police officer Vaibhav Krishna said that about 30 injured pilgrims had been treated at the hospital. The rest remained with the family. Klishna said at a press conference that 25 of the dead were identified.
In X's post, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his intentions to the family of the lost lives and wanted the injured to recover promptly. “The accident in Maha Kumbu is very sad,” he wrote.
The political rivals of Aditianas and the Baratija Janata Party, which both him and Modi belong, have accidentally attacked the event and called him to be engaged in self -advertising. 。
In the X post, the parliamentary party Rahul Gandhi said: Bollywood stars, Hema Marini and India's leading Baba Ramdev have recently visited the fair.
“They invited us here to die,” said Ajai Singh, a farmer in the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh. “They invited followers through media, channels, telephones and newspapers,” said Shin.
When the police began to drive out the people, he was sleeping on the riverbank with his family. Shin's mother, aunt, and uncle collapsed, all of which were injured by his back and Rib bone. He said he saw about five corpses when he was trapped.
PRAYAGRAJ's Kumbh Mela, one of the world's largest religious gatherings, has occurred every 12 years. Hindu believes that when two holy rivers meet, with the third myth river called Sarasvati, they will help them eliminate all sins and achieve their salvation. Masu. Due to a particular advantageous celestial alignment, this year, millions of people were expected to be further in an event named “Maha” or Great Cumb.
There are days when there are days when bathing during the event, but the period from January 28 to January 29 was considered to be particularly preferred. Government officials said that about 100 million had expected they would come to the river.
The Uttal Pradesh government, where Prayagrajjj is located, estimates that a total of about 400 million will participate in six weeks from every corner of India. To accommodate all of them, the government has built a temporary city on the shores of the Ganges, with tents, toilets, streets, pon twin bridges, and waste management facilities. The government also built a temporary bathing platform using sandbags, making it easy for people to step into the water.
However, according to witnesses, most of the temporary pon twin bridges built to connect the riverbank are removed on Tuesdays, reducing the number of routes that can be used to reach the junction, and overcrowded. Improved sex. It was unknown why the bridge was closed.
In his speech, Adijanart appealed to pilgrims to perform rituals on the nearest platform instead of pushing to reach the concrete.
Adity Anert said Modi and Interior Minister Amit Shah had called him several times to renew and provided support. Shah was among the people who took a bath with Conflict earlier this week.
The danger of many crowds is frequently issued in Kumbh Mela and other religious events. In 2013, 42 people were killed by the crowd crushed by a train platform and 45 people were injured. In July, more than 100 people died during a prayer meeting organized by local leaders, and many people were injured. Authorities have blamed the victims of high temperatures and overcrowded.
After the death of 2013, government officials were much more organized and focused on pilgrims' safety and safety. This year, the Uttar Pradesh government is monitoring the inflow and spills of people so that police officers on the ground can redirect the crowd by adopting more sophisticated technology.
The pilgrim “gradually comes and comes out at the same time.” “ Government official VIJAY VISHWAS PANT said on tuesday. Pants said pilgrims began to drip during the day, but did not stipulate how the crowd would leave. He added that his goal was to keep the pilgrims safely moving. “It's all dynamic.”
Despite the precautionary measures, the festival employees encouraged people to join the river. Police officers said that more pilgrims could not clear the bathing area before rushing. When the pilgrims tried to escape, they created a stamped -like situation elsewhere, according to Witnesses. The Kumbh Mela Festival, which is rotating between four cities every three years, is known as a huge number of Hindu believers, including monk KS, various hinduism of various orders and abstinence from ordinary pilgrims. I am.
