01:37Dozens of bodies were seen covered in white sheets and placed on the ground at a hospital in northern India's Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday after at least 121 people were killed and scores more injured in a stampede at a religious gathering.
According to local reports, the crush occurred when thousands rushed from a tent at an event in Hathras led by Hindu guru Bhole Baba. The circumstances surrounding the incident and what triggered the stampede are still under investigation.
Organisers reportedly had permission to host 5,000 people at the event, although more than 15,000 were believed to be attending. Authorities have suggested that overcrowding and lack of oxygen inside the tent could have caused the tragedy.
In a post on social media, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his 'thoughts are with those bereaved', adding that the government was 'working to assist those affected'.
Bodies delivered to hospital after stampede at religious event in northern India leaves at least 121 dead, hundreds injured *DISTRESSING*
Dozens of bodies were seen covered in white sheets and placed on the ground at a hospital in northern India's Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday after at least 121 people were killed and scores more injured in a stampede at a religious gathering.
According to local reports, the crush occurred when thousands rushed from a tent at an event in Hathras led by Hindu guru Bhole Baba. The circumstances surrounding the incident and what triggered the stampede are still under investigation.
Organisers reportedly had permission to host 5,000 people at the event, although more than 15,000 were believed to be attending. Authorities have suggested that overcrowding and lack of oxygen inside the tent could have caused the tragedy.
In a post on social media, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his 'thoughts are with those bereaved', adding that the government was 'working to assist those affected'.
Dozens of bodies were seen covered in white sheets and placed on the ground at a hospital in northern India's Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday after at least 121 people were killed and scores more injured in a stampede at a religious gathering.
According to local reports, the crush occurred when thousands rushed from a tent at an event in Hathras led by Hindu guru Bhole Baba. The circumstances surrounding the incident and what triggered the stampede are still under investigation.
Organisers reportedly had permission to host 5,000 people at the event, although more than 15,000 were believed to be attending. Authorities have suggested that overcrowding and lack of oxygen inside the tent could have caused the tragedy.
In a post on social media, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his 'thoughts are with those bereaved', adding that the government was 'working to assist those affected'.