Police evacuated an injured woman during a jostling on the site of the Maha Kumbh Mela, in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad, India), on January 29, 2025. Niharika Kulkarni / AFP The drama was predictable, despite the insurance of the Indian government On the means deployed for security (police, drones and artificial intelligence). A huge jostling at Maha Kumbh Mela, India, officially left 30 dead and 90 seriously injured on Wednesday, January 29. No doubt more. This gigantic Hindu pilgrimage, which takes place in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh) every twelve years, is particularly popular this year, because the alignment of the stars only occurs every 144 years. Since January 13, pilgrims have flocking throughout the country to bathe at the confluence (Sangam) of two sacred rivers, the Ganges and the Yamuna. January 29 was considered the most favorable day of the Hindu calendar, with the most important of the six large “royal” baths scheduled until February 26. The authorities knew the risks of a great crowd. Read also | In pictures: in India, the Hindu festival “Kumbh Mela” attracts tens of millions of pilgrims on the banks of the Ganges later the accident occurred in the night, on the banks of rivers, on the way leading to The place of the Sangam. The crowd came up against barriers erected to allow the bath of religious orders, at dawn. One of them ended up collapsing under the pressure of thousands of pilgrims. Women and the elderly have been crushed, trampled on. In the morning, clothes, torn sandals, ripped bags, the personal effects of the victims littered the banks. At the end of the day, Indian televisions showed many families seeking, the haggard gaze, relatives in the morgue or in hospitals. You have 62.38% of this article to read. The rest is reserved for subscribers.
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Publish date : 2025-01-30 22:09:07
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