Relatives gather as dozens feared dead in crush at India’s Kumbh Mela festival – latest updates
Pilgrims are desperately searching for missing loved ones after deadly crushes at the world’s largest religious gathering in PrayagrajDozens feared dead in India at Kumbh Mela religious festivalWednesday is when the sadhus (holy people), all 13 sects of them, take their holy baths in the Ganges.The holy bathing time is at 4am and that is around the time that the crowd crushes are thought to have started. It appears three separate crushes took place, as people surged forward, into groups of people who were sitting or lying on the ground on the banks of the river. Continue reading...
Pilgrims are desperately searching for missing loved ones after deadly crushes at the world’s largest religious gathering in Prayagraj
Dozens feared dead in India at Kumbh Mela religious festival
Wednesday is when the sadhus (holy people), all 13 sects of them, take their holy baths in the Ganges.
The holy bathing time is at 4am and that is around the time that the crowd crushes are thought to have started. It appears three separate crushes took place, as people surged forward, into groups of people who were sitting or lying on the ground on the banks of the river. Continue reading...
