Tag: stampede
30 dead, 60 injured in stampede in India
Another account suggested that the collapse of barricades meant for akharas, the spiritual groups taking part in the Amrit Snan,…
Many feared dead in Anambra ‘rice distribution’ stampede
The Abuja and Anambra deaths from stampedes is coming a few days after over 35 people, mostly children, were also…
116 dead in stampede at Hindu religious event in India
A spokesperson for a senior police officer in Uttar Pradesh told the BBC it would "take hours to release the…
12 visa applicants killed in stampede
At least 12 people were killed, majority of them women, in a stampede in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar.
5 killed in Algeria concert stampede
Five people were killed and 100 others injured in a stampede before a concert at a stadium in Algiers, the…
Stampede at Ihedioha’s inauguration, pregnant woman, 9 others injured
A stampede has occurred at the inauguration of Emeka Ihedioha as governor of Imo State, with 10 people, including a…
5 killed in stampede after Angolan soccer match
Five people were killed and seven injured in a stampede after an African Champions League soccer match in the Angolan…
6 South African students seeking free education injured in registration stampede
Six students were injured in a stampede to register for free tuition at a college in South Africa on Thursday,…
8 killed in Malawian football stadium stampede
Police say eight people were killed in a football stadium stampede ahead of a match which was part of Malawi’s…
Children die in China primary school stampede
A stampede at a primary school in central China has left two children dead and 20 injured, state media said.
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17 killed in soccer stampede at Angola’s stadium
At least 17 people have been killed in a stampede at a football stadium in the northern Angolan city of…
Synagogue: Lagos probes fresh stampede
The Lagos State Government has said that it was aware of the fresh stampede in the premises of the Synagogue…
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Eid-al- Fitri Tragedy: Nine killed during stampede
Authorities in Ghana say nine people are dead after a stampede during an Eid celebration to mark the end of…
2015 hajj stampede survivor returns to Nigeria
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed the return of the last Nigerian pilgrim, Hajiya Fatima Isa, who…
Katsina State lost 8 pilgrims in 2015 Hajj
The Executive Director, Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Ahmad Hassan, said the state lost eight pilgrims during the 2015…
Hajj: Saudi Arabia death toll rises to 2,121
Associated Press – The crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,121…
Nigeria Hajj death toll rises to 145
At least 145 Nigerians are now known to have died during last month’s Hajj stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia, Nigerian…
NSC DG loses elder brother in Saudi stampede
Alhaji Abdullahi Yakmut, elder brother to Alhassan Yakmut, Director General, National Sports Council (NSC), is among the pilgrims who died…
Hajj stampede: Special prayer held for victims in Sokoto
A special prayer was held in Sokoto on Friday for victims of the Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia. The prayer…
Senate to investigate hajj stampede
The Senate on Tuesday resolved to set up a committee to investigate the causes of the Hajj stampede which claimed…
Hajj stampede: Nasarawa loses 1 pilgrim, 2 missing
The Nasarawa state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Tuesday confirmed that one pilgrim from the state died while two others…
Hajj stampede: Gov. Masari condoles with family of Katsina Legislator
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Monday condoled with the family of Mr Faisal Musa, a Legislator with the…
Hajj Tragedy: No casualty recorded among Lagos pilgrims
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has said that no casualty was recorded among the pilgrims from…
Pilgrims from Cross River, Ondo other states among 54 dead in hajj stampede
A breakdown of the Nigerian pilgrims killed in Thursday’s stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia has revealed that pilgrims from Cross…
Kano pilgrims board says no indigene killed in Mina stampede
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has described as untrue reports that 11 pilgrims from the state were among the…
Olulade commiserates with NUJ over death of Bilkisu Yusuf
Eromosele Ebhomele Former Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Information and Publicity, Segun Olulade, has commiserated…
‘We can’t find him’ – pilgrims lament after hajj disaster
AFP – “We can’t find him” was the lament of anxious relatives and friends Saturday as they scoured hospital wards…
Aregbesola commiserates with families of hajj stampede
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, has commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives in a stampede at…
Hajj stampede kills at least 453, injures 719 in Saudi
AFP – At least 453 people were killed and hundreds wounded in a stampede at the annual hajj in Saudi…
UPDATE: 220 dead in hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia civil defence has confirmed that the death toll in Thursday’s stampede has risen to 220, with over 500…