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115 dead in India temple stampede

By REUTERS

OCTOBER 14, 2013 10:46

BHOPAL, India - The toll of dead from a stampede at a Hindu temple in India rose to 115 on Monday, police said, as a search ended for more victims of the second deadly crush at the site in seven years.

Nearly 150,000 pilgrims had gathered at the Ratangarh temple in the central state of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday to celebrate the end of the Hindu holy festival of Navratri.

Devotees thronging towards the temple across a long, concrete bridge panicked when some railings broke, triggering the stampede, Dilip Arya, a deputy inspector general of police, told Reuters.

Many victims were crushed by the crowd while others drowned when they fell or jumped into the fast-flowing Sindh river, swollen by heavy rain.

"The death toll has increased to 115 and the rescue operation is over," Arya said.

Most of the dead were women and children. Many pilgrims were injured and in hospital, Arya said.

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