At least 18 people die in crowd crush at Delhi railway station

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At least 18 people have died in a crush at a railway station in India’s capital when surging crowds scrambled to catch trains to the world’s largest religious gathering, officials have said.

The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj, and has a history of crowd-related disasters – including one last month, when at least 30 people died in another crush at the holy confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers. The rush at the train station in Delhi on Saturday appeared to break out as crowds struggled to board trains for the ongoing event, which will end on 26 February.

The death toll included 10 women and three children, local media said.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/15/at-least-15-people-die-in-crowd-crushes-at-new-dehli-railway-station