Kumbh Mela: Many feared injured in crowd surge at Indian religious festival

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Edited by Thomas Mackintosh in London. Produced by Geeta Pandey and Zoya Mateen in Delhi

1. I've seen more than a dozen ambulances come out of the festivalpublished at 23:02 Greenwich Mean Time

   23:02 GMT

   Vikas Pandey
   Reporting from Prayagraj

   We have spoken to people who have confirmed that a crush-like situation happened close to the confluence of the rivers.

   There is no confirmation on the number of casualties or injured - but in about 15 minutes I have counted 20 ambulances coming out of the festival.

   Tens of thousands of people are still streaming into the festival and there are a few tense faces in the crowd.

2. Many feared injured in huge crush at religious Kumbh Mela festivalpublished at 23:00 Greenwich Mean Time

   23:00 GMT

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   Many people are feared to have been injured following a crush at a huge Hindu religious festival in northern India.

   The accident is believed to have happened at the Kumbh Mela festival when people who were sleeping by the riverbanks in Priyagraj were trampled by others who had taken a dip in the holy waters.

   Emergency officials have been seen taking away what appears to be dead bodies on stretchers.

   Stay with us and we will bring you the latest on this developing story.