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| INDIA STAMPEDED | | 721 killed in 5 years | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 30: As many as 721 devotees have been killed in major temple stampedes across the country in last five years. This includes over 150 killed in today’s incident in Jodhpur.
Following is the list of major temple accidents that occurred across the country in the past five years:
• August 27, 2003: 39 pilgrims killed, 125 injured when faithfuls who were waiting to bathe surged over a flimsy fence triggering a stampede at Kumbh Mela bathing festival in Nasik, Maharashtra.
• January 25, 2005: 340 devotees trampled to death during an annual pilgrimage at Mandhra Devi temple in Maharashtra.
• March 7, 2006: 28 killed and 101 injured in two bombings across Varanasi. First blast at a Varanasi temple followed by another at Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station crowded with pilgrims.
• August 3, 2008: 162 dead while 47 are injured in a stampede triggered by rumours of a rockslide at Naina Devi Temple in Himachal Pradesh.
• August 10, 2008: Two pilgrims died when over 250 people were left stranded on stairs leading to ancient Mahadeva temple in Kota district of north-western Rajasthan collapsed. |
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