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| Allahabad train station stampede kills at least 10 | Allahabad train station stampede kills at least 10 |
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| At least 10 people are feared dead and dozens injured in a stampede at a train station in the northern Indian city of Allahabad, where millions of Hindus had gathered for a religious festival. | |
| The New Delhi Television channel reported that the stampede broke out after a footbridge at the station collapsed on Sunday with at least 10 people feared dead. The CNN-IBN news channel said at least 20 had been killed. There was no immediate confirmation from any local officials. | The New Delhi Television channel reported that the stampede broke out after a footbridge at the station collapsed on Sunday with at least 10 people feared dead. The CNN-IBN news channel said at least 20 had been killed. There was no immediate confirmation from any local officials. |
| Some 30 million devotees had been expected to take a dip at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers, on one of the holiest bathing days of the Kumbh Mela. | Some 30 million devotees had been expected to take a dip at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers, on one of the holiest bathing days of the Kumbh Mela. |
| The 55-day festival is one of the world's largest religious gatherings and attracts millions of worshipers. The bathing days are decided by the alignment of stars, and Hindus believe a dip in sacred waters on one of these days will wash away their sins and free them from the cycle of death and rebirth. | The 55-day festival is one of the world's largest religious gatherings and attracts millions of worshipers. The bathing days are decided by the alignment of stars, and Hindus believe a dip in sacred waters on one of these days will wash away their sins and free them from the cycle of death and rebirth. |
| The Kumbh Mela, which celebrates the victory of gods over demons in a battle over immortality-giving nectar, is held four times every 12 years in Allahabad, Nasik, Ujjain and Haridwar. | The Kumbh Mela, which celebrates the victory of gods over demons in a battle over immortality-giving nectar, is held four times every 12 years in Allahabad, Nasik, Ujjain and Haridwar. |