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.

Overcrowding during Puri's Jagannath Rath Yatra caused breathing issues, leading to 120 hospitalisations

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