Stampede kills at least five at Hindu temple
At least five people were trampled to death and 15 injured in a
stampede Thursday at a Hindu temple in southern India, a government
minister said.
The stampede took place at a temple honoring the Hindu goddess
Indrakala in Vijayawada, a city 270 kilometers (170 miles) east of the
Andhra Pradesh state capital of Hyderabad, said state Endowments
Minister Ratnakar Rao..Five of the injured were in serious condition,
Rao said.
Hyderabad, Thursday, AP |