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Dozens of Chinese Kids Injured in Recess Stampede

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:00:00 CST

Dozens of elementary schoolkids were injured in western China when classes stampeded to a playground at recess. Students were racing down a stairwell at the school in Aksu city when some of them fell and the rest rushed over them to get outside, officials told AP . No deaths were reported...

339 Dead in Cambodian Festival Stampede

Tarantulas — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:30:32 CST

More than 330 Cambodians died today in a stampede that broke out as some 2 million gathered for a festival to celebrate the end of the rainy season, reports the AP. Prime Minister Hun Sen said the deaths at the three-day water festival was the country's "biggest tragedy" since the...

15 Killed At Music Festival Stampede

John Johnson — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:42:17 CDT

Awful news from a daylong festival of technomusic in Germany: Police say at least 15 people were killed and dozens more injured during a crowd stampede. The panic took place in a tunnel leading to the festival grounds, where hundreds of thousands had assembled for the annual "Love Parade" in...

Fan Stampede Mars Pre-World Cup Match

M. Morris — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:05:00 CDT

Fans stampeded outside the gates of a stadium playing host to a World Cup warmup match today near Johannesburg, injuring at least 15. A police officer was seriously hurt as violence marred the countdown to the first African World Cup, which begins Friday. " He was crushed by the gates as...

5 Killed in Mexican Concert Stampede

Nick McMaster — Mon, 03 May 2010 03:55:00 CDT

A concert in the Mexican city of Guadalupe turned deadly after gunshots triggered a stampede that crushed 5 people, the BBC reports. At east 12 people were injured as the panicked crowd of 500 people rushed for cover after shots rang out. No one was shot, but police found spent...

Indian Temple Stampede Kills 63

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:13:00 CST

A stampede broke out at a Hindu temple in northern India today as thousands of people jostled one another to get free clothes and food, leaving at least 63 people dead and dozens more injured, officials said. Most of the victims of the stampede, whose force was so great that...

41 Women, Kids Die in Kuwait Wedding Blaze

Nick McMaster — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:34:05 CDT

A fire at a wedding near Kuwait City claimed the lives of 35 women and six children today, the BBC reports. Another 60 women and children were also injured as a tent holding the wedding caught fire and caved in over the course of just 3 minutes, causing a brutal...

Indian Woman Killed in Eclipse Stampede

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:48:50 CDT

A woman was killed early today in a stampede at the Ganges River where thousands of devout Hindus gathered to witness a total eclipse of the sun, AP reports. Millions poured outside to see the longest eclipse of the 21st Century. But many in the superstitious nation fearfully huddled indoors...

11 Killed in Morocco Concert Stampede

Mary Papenfuss — Sun, 24 May 2009 07:04:52 CDT

At least 11 people were killed by a fan stampede after a Moroccan concert, reports the BBC. Some 40 others were injured when a wire fence collapsed, causing a mob to surge forward at the event packed with 70,000 spectators. The Rabat event was part of the week-long Mawazine...