At least 65 dead in stampede after the gate at Ram Janki temple in UP, India
At least 65 dead in stampede after the gate at Ram Janki temple in UP, India and 30 injured today on March 4, 2010 in Pratapgarh district as the devotees had gathered for a ritual feast and for free distribution of clothes.
It is still unclear what caused the gate to collapse. Hundreds of people have been killed in stampedes at crowded Indian temples in recent years.
The stampede occurred after the main gate of the temple collapsed. More than 30 people are reported to be trapped in the debris.
Most of the trapped people are women and children. There was a huge crowd gathered at the temple to attend a ‘bhandara’ (luncheon) of Swami Kripaluji Maharaj.
Police and administrative officials have reached the stampede site and are engaged in rescue and relief work.
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