Puri, June 29 -- At least three people have reportedly died in a stampede during the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha on Sunday.
According to Odisha local media reports, several people have also sustained injuries and further details are awaited in the incident that took place this morning near the Gundicha Temple.
Visuals from the postmortem centre in Puri showed families of victims gathered outside the facility.
A man who lost his wife in the stampede said, "When this incident happened, no one responded, neither the fire officials, nor the rescue team, nor the hospital team. This is a pathetic incident that cannot be expressed..."
Swadhin Kumar Panda, a resident of Puri said, "I was there near the temple till 2-3 am last night, ...
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