Hathras and the tragic history of major stampedes at religious events in India

Hathras and the tragic history of major stampedes at religious events in India

Over 100 people were feared dead in a stampede at a Hindu religious gathering in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, authorities said, in one of the worst such tragedies in recent years. The stampede happened in a village in Hathras district, about 200 km southeast of the national capital New Delhi, where … Read more