Solar Eclipse: Stampede in Varanasi, 1 killed
Varanasi, Jul 22: A stampede broke out due to the rush of pilgrims at Dasaswamedh ghat in Varanasi during the celebrations over the solar eclipse.
A 80-year-old woman died of suffocation and 13 others were injured in the rush, said District Magistrate Ajay Kumar Upadhaya.
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According
to
police
estimates,
60,000-70,000
people
had
gathered
at
the
ghat
to
take
the
dip
and
thirteen
people
were
injured
in
the
stampede.
The injured were immediately taken to hospitals.
OneIndia News
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Story first published: Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 14:12 [IST]