03:15Aerial footage captured on Wednesday shows the entrance to the Satsang site in Hathras, with barriers and a tent still standing on the muddy ground after at least 121 people died in a stampede at the religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh.
According to local reports, the crush occurred when thousands rushed from a tent at the end of the event 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, while more than 15,000 were in attendance.
The authorities have suggested that over-crowding, amid hot, humid conditions and a dust storm, 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 is 'working to assist those affected'.
Disaster zone - Chilling aerial footage shows site of deadly stampede in Uttar Pradesh
Aerial footage captured on Wednesday shows the entrance to the Satsang site in Hathras, with barriers and a tent still standing on the muddy ground after at least 121 people died in a stampede at the religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh.
According to local reports, the crush occurred when thousands rushed from a tent at the end of the event 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, while more than 15,000 were in attendance.
The authorities have suggested that over-crowding, amid hot, humid conditions and a dust storm, 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 is 'working to assist those affected'.
Aerial footage captured on Wednesday shows the entrance to the Satsang site in Hathras, with barriers and a tent still standing on the muddy ground after at least 121 people died in a stampede at the religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh.
According to local reports, the crush occurred when thousands rushed from a tent at the end of the event 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, while more than 15,000 were in attendance.
The authorities have suggested that over-crowding, amid hot, humid conditions and a dust storm, 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 is 'working to assist those affected'.