I am afraid that dozens of people have died in the crash of the crowd at the Kumbh Mela Festival in India, and local officials in the field take a bath in one of the sacred places of Hinduism. I went to.
One of the most auspicious days of the Hindu Festival, thousands of people were crushed early on Wednesday, as thousands of people are flocked to immerse themselves in the sacred junction of the Ganges and the Yamuna River.
According to the believer’s account, one of the worst crashes occurred after a large number of rivers and bathing, and others were sleeping on the crowded riverbank.
As the crowd rose in multiple directions, the people began to go out, many began to fall on the floor, pushed the barriers and stepped on each other. It was reported that another crowd crash was held around one of the entrance to the festival.
In the aftermath, it was seen that multiple bodies were lying on the floor around the river. By the morning of Wednesday, there was no official confirmation from the police or the Uttar Pradesh state government.
More than 400 million people, the largest crowd in history, are scheduled to attend the Kumbh Mela festival this year, and has been held for more than 45 days at Prayagraj in northern Uttar Pradesh. Kumbh Mela was greatly advertised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had a face on the poster of the entire event, and praised the unprecedented crowd of the “extraordinary” who had previously participated in the festival.
On Tuesday night, the numbers attended at the auspicious bathing festival have expanded far beyond expectations for the authorities, so the presentation exploded over the speakers, and the new arrivals quickly entered the water. Immerse yourself twice, urge you to leave the site immediately, and leave the site immediately. It is a sin to do the third dip.
Talking to the reporters on Wednesday, Chief Yogi Aditinas in Uttar Pradesh did not admit the death at the festival. “From 1:00 am to 2 am at night, some believers tried to cross a barricade installed in the specified area of Aquaras (Warrior Sadus or Saint). He immediately caused some injuries to the hospital for treatment.
However, local officials who count the victims in hospital tents stated that while other officials and doctors were giving the death of 15 to 50, at least 38 people had died. 。
I could see shoes and clothes scattered on a hopeful scene in a hopeful scene in a tent hospital, which was first brought in by the injured. The dead body was later moved to a hospital in Prayagraji.
The semi -military officer on the site said, “There were multiple stamped, at least 200 people were injured and about 50 people died. I saw them with my own eyes.” Doctors told AFP that he knew that at least 15 people had been killed, but other local officials were dead.
In response to the incident, the saint sect, who painted ash, known as the center of the Aharas -Kumbu festival, has postponed the sacred dip to the water scheduled to start around 4 am on Wednesday.
Narajan Shin Roddy, a 50 -year -old from Madiya Pradesh, said he died in a crash after being separated from his family when his sister -in -law, Fukum by Rodi, was taking a bath. She has three children, including her daughter who was with her in the incident
“We were very close to the river and had a big push. The people in the opposite direction began to go to each other, collided, and began to push them out, and tried to find their way,” said Rody. Ta.
“Seeing people falling to the ground and shouting, people began to step on each other. I tried to save as many people as possible, but I could only hug my wife and another woman. I am. I dragged them and saw about 20 bodies that were clearly dead on the floor.
There was also a desperate scene at the missing booth. There, people involved in the crowd tried to find a missing parent Relative. A 60 -year -old Saloi Bagli from Madiya Pradesh was looking for a 8 -year -old grandchild, Chahat Bagli.
“We arrived last night and took a bath in the river late at night. After that, we were sitting near the river. Suddenly, we pushed us and began to step on us. I was standing up and holding his hand, but then I was pushed and I was bothered by me when there was a big crush.
“When I woke up, I couldn’t see him, and the people were running and shouting. When I woke up, he was gone. There was a person lying on the floor. A small boy.
Maniji Kumar Passwan 45, from Uttar Pradesh, said his 65 -year -old aunt Chanara Prajapat was missing. “There was a fuss and people began to fall into each other. There was a sudden push, so I was forced to lose my aunt’s hand. I can somehow grab my mother, we are myself I dragged myself.
“I returned to search for my aunt, but I couldn’t see her anywhere. It was a very painful and terrifying experience, the people around me were crying and crying. Lie on the floor including children. There were dozens of people, and people were just stepping on them. “
Kumbh Mela’s pilgrimage is held every 12 years and is widely seen as a “festival of the festival” of the Indian Hindu’s religious calendar, filled with Sadu, saints, abstinence, pilgrims, and tourists. The mix has attended.
This year’s celebration is particularly important because Maha or Grandkumbumera is held every 144 years, marking the 12th cumbermella, the sun, the moon, Jupiter, and the Saturn.
