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Spectators at a World Cup qualifier between Zimbabwe and South Africa died trying to leave the National Sports Stadium after police fired tear gas to control the crowd. [50] 35: 5 March 2001: 2001 Hajj stampede: Saudi Arabia: Mina: Hajj pilgrims trampled in a crowd crush during the Stoning of the Devil ritual. [51] 43: 11 April 2001: Ellis Park ...
The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition, and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.The ten-day event, which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", [2] attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world's largest rodeos, a parade, midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing, and First Nations ...
The term "stampede" is usually used in reference to animals that are fleeing a threat. Stampede events that involve humans are extremely rare and are unlikely to be fatal. [ 5 ] According to Keith Still, professor of crowd science at Manchester Metropolitan University , "If you look at the analysis, I've not seen any instances of the cause of ...
A crowd apparently panicked by gunfire and an electrical explosion stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Yemen’s capital late Wednesday ...
The 2013 event was considered a Maha Kumbh Mela, which comes around only once every 144 years. It lasted 55 days and was expected to be attended by 100 million pilgrims, making it the largest temporary gathering of people in the world at that time. A temporary city covering an area larger than Athens was set up to accommodate the crowds. [1]
The Greeley Stampede is the 2nd largest fair in Colorado, and features one of the largest rodeos in the world. Officially christened the Greeley Spud Rodeo in 1922, the event featured bucking bronc riding, fancy roping, a pie eating contest, a horse race, motorcycle and bicycle races and a two-mile Model-T Ford "free for all" race. Estimated ...
The South Korean government is facing serious scrutiny after a deadly crowd surge left 156 people dead and over 150 others injured — marking the country’s worst disaster in years.
A stampede in Kenya during celebrations to mark an annual public holiday killed at least six people on Friday and injured 100 others, authorities said. The stampede happened when thousands of ...