LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) – A stampede at a food distribution killed at least 20 people in southeastern Anambra State of Nigeria, according to local media reports. The incident took place in the Okija town of the Ihiala Local Government Area. The stampede occurred during rice distribution at the residence of Ernest Obiejesi, a businessman. Vic...
Hathras, India – AFP Survivors of India’s deadliest stampede in more than a decade recalled the horror of being crushed at a vastly overcrowded Hindu religious gathering where 121 people were killed on Tuesday. A police report said more than 250,000 people attended the event in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, more than ...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – AFP The Palestine Red Crescent said five people were killed and dozens wounded by gunfire and a stampede during an aid delivery Saturday in Gaza, where famine is looming. AFP video footage shows a convoy of trucks moving quickly past burning debris near the distribution point in pre-dawn darkness as [...
Malang, Indonesia – AFP Hundreds of Indonesians paid tribute Sunday to the victims of a football stadium crush a year ago that killed 135 people in one of the world’s worst sports disasters, while some locals entered the ground and started fires on the pitch. Grieving relatives, survivors and fans gathered for a mass prayer [&helli...
