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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ap Correspondent

Kumbh Mela stampede: A look back at deadly crowd disasters in India

A policeman gestures as the belongings of Hindu devotees lie scattered after a stampede when Hindu devotees rushed to take a holy bath in the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges - (AP)

A stampede at India's Kumbh Mela festival, the world's largest religious gathering, has left several feared dead and many injured.

Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees bathe in the sacred river confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati on Wednesday, a holy day during the six-week festival.

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