Amidst alarming crowd congestion, emergency personnel sprang into action, evacuating devotees via stretchers to local hospitals for treatment. Visual evidence captured by onlookers depicted the rescued individuals receiving care at the District Headquarters Hospital in Puri. The Special Rescue Unit of Odisha Fire & Emergency Services operated tirelessly, managing to rescue thirty-three individuals by offering first aid and oxygen prior to their hospital transfers.

A stampede occurred at the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri, resulting in one death and nearly 100 hospitalisations. | India News

Amidst alarming crowd congestion, emergency personnel sprang into action, evacuating devotees via stretchers to local hospitals for treatment. Visual evidence captured by…

A sudden crowd surge at a Hindu festival in Odisha, India, has left at least one person dead and many hospitalized.

The injured persons were rescued and taken to temporary hospitals, officials said.

A stampede-like situation broke out on Puri's Grand Road (Bada Danda) during the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra on Thursday as lakhs of devotees gathered to witness the chariot…

During the Puri Rath Yatra festival, an unfortunate incident resulted in the death of one devotee, while more than 100 others were rescued from a sudden crowd surge on the Grand…