600 fall ill after Puri rath yatra pilgrims battle heat, crowding
Bhubaneswar, June 28 -- At least 600 devotees were hospitalised in Puri, Odisha, on Friday as a crowd of over a million people converged on the town for the annual Rath Yatra, officials said on Friday, amid extreme heat which was exacerbated by humidity. "Most complained of suffocation, nausea, uneasiness and fatigue and are being treated accordingly," said doctor. P8...
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