Mass panic At least 15 people died at New Delhi railroad station
At least 15 people, including children, have died in a stampede at a train station in New Delhi, according to Indian media reports.
15.02.2025, 21:29
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- A stampede broke out at a crowded railroad station in New Delhi, India.
- At least 15 people were killed, including children. Ten more people were injured and taken to hospital.
- Numerous travelers were on their way to the world's largest pilgrimage festival Maha Kumbh Mela.
According to reports, the train station in the Indian capital was heavily overcrowded due to the large number of travelers on their way to the world's largest pilgrimage festival Maha Kumbh Mela. 10 other injured people were admitted to a nearby hospital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was "shocked" by the stampede at the New Delhi railroad station "My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones. I pray that the injured recover quickly," Modi wrote on the X platform.
It was only at the end of January that at least 30 people were killed in a stampede during the pilgrimage festival in the north Indian city of Prayagraj on the banks of the Ganges in the state of Uttar Pradesh, according to reports at the time.
The six-week festival focuses on ritual ablutions at the point where the Ganges and Yamuna rivers meet the Saraswati river, which only exists in mythology. Mass panics occur time and again during India's major religious festivals.