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| At least 30 worshippers are feared dead after a stampede at a Hindu temple in the northern India state of Rajasthan. | At least 30 worshippers are feared dead after a stampede at a Hindu temple in the northern India state of Rajasthan. |
| Local officials said at least 60 more were thought to be injured after the incident at the Chamunda Devi temple in the historic city of Jodhpur. | Local officials said at least 60 more were thought to be injured after the incident at the Chamunda Devi temple in the historic city of Jodhpur. |
| It is thought that a wall near the temple collapsed, causing panic among thousands of gathered devotees. | It is thought that a wall near the temple collapsed, causing panic among thousands of gathered devotees. |
| India's temples have suffered several deadly stampedes recently - including one last month where 140 were killed. | India's temples have suffered several deadly stampedes recently - including one last month where 140 were killed. |
| That crush, in Himachal Pradesh state, was caused when a rain shelter on the mountain path to the temple collapsed, triggering rumours of a landslide. | That crush, in Himachal Pradesh state, was caused when a rain shelter on the mountain path to the temple collapsed, triggering rumours of a landslide. |
| An official in Jodhpur said the latest tragedy was sparked when a wall leading up to the temple collapsed, killing several people and causing crowds to scatter. | An official in Jodhpur said the latest tragedy was sparked when a wall leading up to the temple collapsed, killing several people and causing crowds to scatter. |
| "People are still buried under the wall. We are pulling them out," government official Kiran Soni Gupta told AFP news agency. | "People are still buried under the wall. We are pulling them out," government official Kiran Soni Gupta told AFP news agency. |
| "Forty bodies have been taken to hospitals and 60 people have been admitted to hospital," she said. | "Forty bodies have been taken to hospitals and 60 people have been admitted to hospital," she said. |
| Some 10,000 people had gathered at the temple to celebrate the start of a nine-day festival known as | Some 10,000 people had gathered at the temple to celebrate the start of a nine-day festival known as |