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Six dead, dozens injured in temple stampede in southern India
By Karah Rucker (Anchor), Kalé Carey (Reporter), Harry Fogle (Video Editor)
Six people are dead and dozens were left injured after a stampede erupted near a temple in southern India on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Authorities said the chaos stemmed from thousands of devotees who gathered to collect free passes for the temple.
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The incident occurred near the 2,000-year-old Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati, a popular site for Hindu worshippers. The stampede occurred days before a 10-day festival in the region, typically attracting large crowds.
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The stampede left 35 people hospitalized, including several women and children, many of whom were treated for injuries sustained during the incident.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.
The temple, known for drawing huge crowds, had not anticipated such a large turnout this year. Officials have come under fire for failing to implement proper crowd control measures.
Temple officials admitted to the lack of preparation and pledged to reevaluate safety protocols and take stricter measures at future events to prevent similar tragedies.
[Karah Rucker]
SIX PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND DOZENS MORE INJURED AFTER A STAMPEDE IN INDIA.
AUTHORITIES SAY CHAOS ERUPTED WHEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE RUSHED TO GAIN ENTRY AFTER A TEMPLE ISSUED FREE PASSES.
HINDUS SWARMED A TWO THOUSAND YEAR OLD TEMPLE, POPULARLY KNOWN AS TIRUPATI, ON WEDNESDAY.
OFFICIALS SAY ITS PART OF A TEN DAY FESTIVAL IN SOUTHERN INDIA WHERE DEVOTEES PARTAKE IN SPIRITUAL WORSHIP.
THE CHAIRMAN OF OPERATIONS SAYS PEOPLE STARTED PUSHING EACH OTHER IN A PANIC AS AUTHORITIES OPENED THE GATE TO HELP A SICK WOMAN.
35 PEOPLE ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL –SEVERAL WOMEN AND CHILDREN AMONG THE VICTIMS.
INDIA’S PRIME MINISTER EXPRESSED HIS CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS, AND HIS ALLIES VISITED THE SITE OF THE STAMPEDE.
THE TEMPLE, HAVING A LONG HISTORY ATTRACTING LARGE CROWDS, HAD NOT EXPECTED THE LEVEL OF OVERWHELMING DEMAND THIS YEAR.
OFFICIALS ARE BEING CRITICIZED FOR FAILING TO PUT SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE TO HANDLE THE HUGE TURNOUT.
TEMPLE OFFICIALS ADMIT THEY DIDN’T PROPERLY CONTAIN THE CROWD AS IT GREW…ANDVOWED TO TAKE STRICT MEASURES IN THE FUTURE TO PREVENT SIMILAR TRAGEDIES.
FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M KARAH RUCKER.
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