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crowd crush

  • Maha Kumbh stampede in Delhi: ‘I feel like this is the end of the world for me’

    Maha Kumbh stampede in Delhi: ‘I feel like this is the end of the world for me’

    Yashraj Sharma
    · Feb 16, 2025 · 07:15 pm
  • Despair and horror: 10 photos that tell the story of the stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela

    Despair and horror: 10 photos that tell the story of the stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 29, 2025 · 08:55 pm
  • Hathras disaster that killed 100 not a ‘stampede’, signals urgent need for risk planning

    Hathras disaster that killed 100 not a ‘stampede’, signals urgent need for risk planning

    Milad Haghani, The Conversation Claudio Feliciani, The Conversation
    · Jul 04, 2024 · 09:00 pm
  • How a crowd crush occurs (and 10 tips to survive one)

    How a crowd crush occurs (and 10 tips to survive one)

    Mehdi Moussaid, The Conversation
    · May 12, 2019 · 11:30 pm
  • ‘It’s not panic that kills’: A basic guide to detecting signs of a stampede – and escaping it

    ‘It’s not panic that kills’: A basic guide to detecting signs of a stampede – and escaping it

    Karen Rebelo, Boomlive.in
    · Sep 30, 2017 · 07:51 pm