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Nearly 150 Die in Stampede at Indian Temple |
2008-08-04 |
Nearly 150 pilgrims, many of them children, were trampled to death on a hillside in northern India on Sunday, after rumors of a landslide fueled a stampede, local officials said. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims had traveled to Naina Devi, a hilltop temple in the state of Himachal Pradesh, for a festival celebrating the Hindu mother goddess. Heavy rains in the morning led many to leave the serpentine lines on the hillside to take cover in a shelter, local officials said. Visitors said large stones began sliding down the hillside in the late morning, leading to panic in the crowd. |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 I have to say, I enjoy living as much as anyone and avoid death with great enthusiasm. But I don't think I have it in me to run over the top of children to do it. Now if its the Grand Opening of a new Ikea... |
Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-08-04 10:44 |