Mahakumbh Mela 2025, Jan. 29 -- A stampede-like situation broke out at Sangam earlier on Wednesday, where several people, including women and children, suffered injuries.

A doctor at the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, informed AFP that fifteen fatalities occurred in a stampede at the world's largest religious gathering.

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The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, amid a sea of crowds converging at the Sangam and all other ghats created along a 12-km long range of river banks for the Maha Kumbh.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to review the situation. The Prime Minister called for immediate support measures.

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