9 folks have died in a crowd surge at a preferred Hindu temple in southern India, authorities have stated.
Dozens of others have been injured within the crush on the Swamy Venkateswara Temple, the place hundreds of devotees had gathered to mark a sacred day within the Hindu calendar.
Regardless of having a most capability of three,000, the group on the temple swelled to round 25,000 on Saturday.
Based on an preliminary investigation, an iron grille meant to keep up the queue of worshippers on the temple broke, resulting in an uncontrolled surge of individuals, a senior police officer stated.
Senior native authorities official Swapnil Dinkar Pundkar stated extra casualties have been feared.
“Initially, we had reviews of seven deaths, however two extra folks have succumbed to their accidents, whereas the situation of two others is important,” he stated.
Among the many lifeless are eight ladies and a toddler.
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Video footage on native media confirmed folks dashing to assist those that fainted within the crowd surge and have been gasping for breath.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was amongst those that expressed grief within the aftermath of the incident.
