Published On: Wed, Jan 29th, 2025

Deaths feared in stampede at Maha Kumbh festival in northern India

A man climbs a fence in Allahabad, India.

Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India’s Prayagraj city, local media reported.

CBC | World News

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Deaths feared in stampede at Maha Kumbh festival in northern India