12 people killed in stampede after dispute at Vaishno-devi temple in India
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In the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, there was a crush in one of the temples. This was reported by the ANI news agency with reference to the country's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.
The incident took place on Saturday night, January 1, at the Vaishno-devi cave temple. It is known that the stampede arose due to a dispute between the pilgrims. According to preliminary data, 12 people died as a result, 13 more were injured.
It is noted that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced compensation in the amount of 200 thousand Indian rupees (2.7 thousand dollars) to the relatives of the victims and 50 thousand rupees (670 dollars) to the victims.
On November 5 last year, several people died in a stampede at the Astroworld music festival in Houston, Texas (USA). The audience, who gathered for the performance of rapper Travis Scott, tried to push closer to the stage, panic began. The crush lasted for about half an hour, people fainted, many were injured.
