15 dead in India stampede to catch trains to Hindu festival

At least 15 people died during a stampede at a railway station in India's capital late Saturday when surging crowds scrambled to catch trains to the world's largest religious gathering, a medical official told AFP.

Dozens killed in stampede at religious event in India

More than 50 people have been killed in a crush at a religious gathering in northern India, officials have said.

Stampede at Madagascar’s national stadium kills 12, injures around 80

A stampede of sports fans trying to enter Madagascar’s national stadium for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games has killed 12 and injured around 80, the prime minister said on Friday.

At least 78 killed, dozens injured, in Yemen stampede

At least 78 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a stampede in Yemen’s capital, according to Houthi officials and media.

South Korean Floats Ideas For Crowd Limits After Deadly Halloween Crush

The South Korean government floated on Thursday crowd control ideas that involve crowd limits on subways and trains, in the wake of the deadly Halloween crush in Seoul, media said.

S Korea promises ‘thorough’ investigation after fatal crowd crush

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has promised a thorough investigation into the Halloween crush over the weekend that killed more than 150 people in the capital and plunged the country into mourning.

South Korea in national mourning after deadly Halloween stampede

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has declared a period of national mourning following a deadly Halloween stampede in the country’s capital, Seoul, as distraught relatives flocked to the city’s hospitals searching for their missing family members.

Dozens killed in Israel stampede at religious festival Lag BaOmer

Dozens of people were crushed to death in a crowd at a religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a “heavy disaster.”