At least 30 people have been killed and 60 others injured after a deadly crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering at the Mahakumbh Mela in northern India’s Prayagraj city, law enforcement officials have said.
Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, the state in which Prayagraj is located, said on Wednesday morning that the crush occurred after pilgrims rushed to participate in an early morning bathing ritual, jumping over barricades intended to control crowds during the event.
