Allahabad train station stampede kills at least 10- Many feared dead and dozens injured after footbridge collapses in northern Indian city hosting Hindu Kumbh Mela festival
At least 10 people are feared dead and dozens injured in a stampede at a train station in the northern Indian city of Allahabad, where millions of Hindus had gathered for a religious festival.The New Delhi Television channel reported that the stampede broke out after a footbridge at the station collapsed on Sunday with at least 10 people feared dead. The CNN-IBN news channel said at least 20 had been killed. There was no immediate confirmation from any local officials.
Some 30 million devotees had been expected to take a dip at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers, on one of the holiest bathing days of the Kumbh Mela.
10 Feb 2013, 2:16 pm
