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At least 121 people have been killed in a crush at a religious gathering in northern India, officials have said.The incident took place at a satsang (a Hindu religious event) in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh state.The victims, including a large number of women and some children, are still being identified.Survivors have described how the disaster unfolded as they tried to leave the event in Phulrai village.It is not yet clear what led to the crush.
“When the sermon finished, everyone started running out,” a woman named only as Shakuntala told the Press Trust of India news agency.
"Umesh Kumar Tripathi, chief medical officer from the neighbouring district of Etah, told reporters the “stampede” had left at least three children dead.A spokesperson for a senior police officer in Uttar Pradesh told the BBC it would “take hours to release the final tally”.Distressing images from the site are being circulated online.
"Mr Kumar said the venue had been overcrowded, adding that a high-level committee had been formed to investigate the incident.
“Procedure of post-mortem is under way and the matter is being investigated,” official Satya Prakash in the neighbouring district of Etah said.
Hathras is filled with despair and pain.Accidents are routinely reported at religious events in India, as huge crowds gather in tight spaces with little adherence to safety measures.In 2018, around 60 people were killed after a train rammed into a crowd watching celebrations for Dusshera, a Hindu festival.In 2013, a crush at a Hindu festival in the central state of Madhya Pradesh had killed 115 people.Additional reporting by Abhishek Mathur in Hathras
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