Three killed, six injured in stampede at Indian chariot festival
Three people were killed and six injured in a stampede during a festival in eastern India on Sunday, officials said.
'Three people have died and six sustained injuries; none of them are serious and all are out of danger,' Y.B. Khurania, director general of police in the state of Odisha, told Reuters.
The incident occurred at dawn as thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at an annual chariot festival in Puri, said a senior administrative officer told Reuters. He asked not to be identified as he is not authorized to speak to the media.
Stampedes occur routinely during large Hindu gatherings in the world's most-populous country, as huge crowds gather in tight spaces, often ignoring safety protocols.
In January, at least 39 people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, northern India.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Al Arabiya
29 minutes ago
- Al Arabiya
India's Sigachi factory fire kills at least 36
At least 36 people died and 36 were injured in a factory fire in India's southern state of Telangana, a senior fire department official said on Tuesday, after an explosion at Sigachi Industries, a day earlier. 'We are still clearing the debris ... The building has collapsed and fabricated completely,' GV Narayana Rao, director of Telangana fire disaster response emergency, told Reuters. 'Once we are all done with the clearing, only then we will be able to assess if any other body is still remaining under the debris or if it is all clear,' he said. On Monday, an explosion occurred at a chemical facility of Sigachi Industries leading to a fire, the police said. The factory is among three across India where Sigachi produces microcrystalline cellulose, a chemical compound used in food production and drug making. The plant contributes a little over a fourth of the company's total capacity of 21,700 million metric tons per annum. The company did not say what led to the fire, but said it was halting operations at the facility for 90 days, citing damage to equipment and structures within the plant from the fire.
Arab News
a day ago
- Arab News
Snakes on a plane bound for India, again
NEW DELHI: Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month. 'Customs officers... foiled yet another wildlife smuggling attempt, 16 live snakes... seized from passenger returning from Thailand,' said customs officers in the airport in the Indian financial hub. The passenger, who arrived on Sunday, has been arrested, the customs agency said in a statement, with 'further investigation underway.' The live snakes included reptiles often sold in the pet trade, and were largely non-venomous, or with venom too weak to affect people. They included garter snakes, a rhino rat snake and a Kenyan sand boa, among others. In early June, customs officers stopped a passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers, also arriving from Thailand. Days later, officers stopped another traveler carrying 100 creatures including lizards, sunbirds and tree-climbing possums. Wildlife trade monitor TRAFFIC, which battles the smuggling of wild animals and plants, has warned of a 'very troubling' trend in trafficking driven by the exotic pet trade. More than 7,000 animals, dead and alive, have been seized along the Thailand-India air route in the last 3.5 years, it said.
Al Arabiya
a day ago
- Al Arabiya
Live snakes found on a plane bound for India, customs officers say
Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month. 'Customs officers... foiled yet another wildlife smuggling attempt, 16 live snakes... seized from passenger returning from Thailand,' said customs officers in the airport in the Indian financial hub. The passenger, who arrived on Sunday, has been arrested, the customs agency said in a statement, with 'further investigation underway.' The live snakes included reptiles often sold in the pet trade, and were largely non-venomous, or with venom too weak to affect people. They included garter snakes, a rhino rat snake and a Kenyan sand boa, among others. In early June, customs officers stopped a passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers, also arriving from Thailand. Days later, officers stopped another traveler carrying 100 creatures including lizards, sunbirds and tree-climbing possums. Wildlife trade monitor TRAFFIC, which battles the smuggling of wild animals and plants, has warned of a 'very troubling' trend in trafficking driven by the exotic pet trade. More than 7,000 animals, dead and alive, have been seized along the Thailand-India air route in the last 3.5 years, it said.
