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Some of the terminology contained in the headings and body of these links is misleading. These have been taken from press articles, websites and videos. The use of the word stampede and panic is not what you will find to be the causes of the incidents shown. The information provided is reflecting the articles written and it is being left to you to interoperate what you see and read and come to your own conclusions. Please also not that this list only refers to gatherings involving events such as concerts, sports, night clubs (entertainment). There is only inclusion of some significant events out with this.
2025
Chariot topples, festival Bengaluru 23/03/2025
The police filed a case of death due to negligence against the organisers of the Madduramma temple festival near Bengaluru.
‘Chaharshanbe Suri’ fire festival deaths 19/03/2025
At least 21 individuals were killed and 6,419 others injured in fireworks-related incidents across Iran over the past 28 days leading up to the Fire Festival, which was celebrated on Tuesday, state-run IRIB TV reported Wednesday.
North Macedonia nightclub fire 16/03/2025
Fifty-nine people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a fire that broke out in a nightclub in North Macedonia early on Sunday. The blaze in the small eastern town of Kočani is thought to have erupted when special-effect pyrotechnics caused the roof of the Pulse nightclub to go up in flames. North Macedonia’s interior minister, Panche Toshkovski, informed reporters of the number of deaths after visiting the scene.
Delhi station crush 15/02/2025
On February, 15, 2025, In Delhi, witnesses told BBC Hindi that a “huge crowd” had gathered at the station, through which many people were travelling to and from the Kumbh Mela, which is being held in Prayagraj city in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh state. Hundreds of people were also waiting for trains to other places.
Kumbh Mela festival crowd incident 29/ 01/2025
On January 29, 2025, crowd crushes happened at the 2025 Prayag Kumbh Mela at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers in Prayagraj,in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. At least 30 persons were killed, and 90 more were injured. This is the sixth crowd crush at the Kumbh Mela in the last 70 years. A second crush occurred in the following hours, killing seven individuals, including a three-year-old toddler. The official death toll has been questioned, with sources indicating that the actual number of fatalities is higher than the government’s estimate. According to a Newslaundry article based on hospital and police records, at least 79 people have died. These disparities have prompted criticism of the government’s handling of the tragedy, as well as calls for further transparency.
Baghpat platform collapse 28/01/2025
On January 28, 2025, At least seven people died and around 60 others were injured after a makeshift stage collapsed at a Jain temple in Baghpat district during a religious event. Rescue operations were initiated to bring out Jain devotees and some police personnel trapped under the makeshift stage with senior district official reaching the spot to expedite relief efforts.
Tirupati Temple crowd incident 08/ 01/2025
At least six individuals have lost their lives, and many others sustained injuries following a stampede that occurred at a temple in Tirupati, located in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The incident took place on Wednesday evening during a significant 10-day festival dedicated to Lord Venkateswara Swamy.
New Orleans vehicle crowded place incident 01.01.25
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a man drove a pick-up truck into a crowd of people who were celebrating the new year in New Orleans’ famed French Quarter party district.
2024
Nigeria food and clothing charity crowd incident 21.12.24
The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police said Sunday. The victims, including at least four children, collapsed during crowd surges as people grew desperate for food items while the country grapples with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.
Magdeburg car attack Christmas market 20.12.24
Five people, including a nine-year-old boy, died and 205 people were injured after a car ploughed into the crowd on Friday evening.
Nigerian Fair crowd incident 19.12.24
At least 35 children have died and six others were seriously injured in a crowd crush at a school fair in Nigeria’s third largest city, Ibadan.
Houston nightclub shooting 16.12.24
Two teenagers are dead after a mass shooting broke out at a makeshift nightclub in northeast Houston Saturday night, according to police.
Thai festival explosive attack 14.12.24
Four were killed and at least 48 injured after an explosive device was thrown into a crowd during a festival in northern Thailand on Dec. 14
Pushpa 2: The Rule screening crowd incident 04.12.24
A 35-year-old woman was killed and her nine-year-old son was seriously injured during the premiere of ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ at a theatre in Hyderabad Wednesday evening, police said. The incident took place at Hyderabad’s Sandhya Theatre as massive crowds thronged the venue to catch a glimpse of the film’s lead actor, Allu Arjun.
Guinea Stadium crowd incident 01.12.24
Human rights groups in Guinea say they believe the death toll from the stadium crush last Sunday that killed more than 135 spectators, most of them children, is far higher than the official 56 figure announced by the military-led government.
Chennai Air Show, crowd incident, 06.10.24
On 6 October 2024, a crowd crush occurred at Marina Beach, Chennai during an air show organsied by Indian Air Force(IAF) to commemorate the IAF’s 92nd anniversary
Knockout Outdoor Music Festival, crowd incident, 05.10.24
A young man has tragically died at a music festival in Sydney.
The man, aged in his 20s, died at the Knockout Outdoor Music Festival at Sydney Olympic Park at 11.50pm on Saturday.
NSW Police said the man suffered a medical episode and could not be revived by paramedics after emergency services arrived at the scene.
Riot Festival, crowd incident, 22.09.2024
On the last day (September 22) of Riot Fest 2024, a 58-year-old man who attended the festival with his friends and family went missing after he left the group he was with to secure a better spot for Slayer‘s headlining set. He wasn’t seen or heard from again until his family were contacted the following day, notifying them that he had been hospitalised for injuries to the head.
Fronhof market square, crowd incident, 24.08.24
Three people have been killed and five left seriously injured in a knife attack at a German festival, police have said.
The “perpetrator” fled the scene and is still at large, officers said. They believe the stabbings were carried out by a lone attacker.
Passers-by were reportedly stabbed at random in the Fronhof market square where live bands were playing in the western city of Solingen at about 9.45pm local time on Friday
Baba Sidheshwar Nath temple, crowd incident, 12.08.2024
At least seven devotees lost their lives and 16 others sustained injuries in a tragic stampede at Baba Siddhnath Temple in Jehanabad district, Bihar, India, during the early hours of Monday, Anadolu Agency reported.
The local administration confirmed the fatalities, attributing the chaos to a scuffle that broke out inside the temple. Alankrita Pandey, a senior civil official, reported that security personnel quickly intervened to manage the situation, which is now under control.
Stade des Martyrs stadium, Congo, Crowd Incident 27.07.2024
Seven people were killed and many others were injured during a stampede at a music concert in Congo’s capital Saturday, authorities said.
The stampede occurred at the 80,000-capacity Stade des Martyrs stadium in the heart of Kinshasa where Mike Kalambayi, a popular Congolese gospel singer, was performing, Kinshasa Gov. Daniel Bumba said.
Hathras religious gathering crowd incident 02.07.2024
At least 121 people have been killed in a crush at a religious gathering in northern India, officials have said.
The incident took place at a satsang (a Hindu religious event) in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh state.
Mexico stage collapse crowd incident 23.05.2024
Nine people were killed and a presidential candidate was briefly taken to hospital after a stage collapsed under heavy winds at a campaign rally in Mexico on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka rally crowd incident 22.04.2024
A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and hit a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said.
Hungary rally crowd incident 24.03.2024
The tragic incident at a rally in Hungary has resulted in four fatalities and several injuries. Here are the key details:
Iran’s fire festival crowd incident 13.03.2024
Iran’s Fire Festival Tragedy: The annual Chaharshanbe Suri, also known as the Festival of Fire, took a devastating turn this year. Instead of celebrating the triumph of light over darkness, thousands of people were left injured, and 15 lost their lives during the festivities. The joyous occasion turned into a somber event, leaving families grieving and communities in shock.
Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Event crowd incident 09.03.2024
Nagpur: A 50-year-old woman was killed and four others were injured in a stampede at a programme organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city on Saturday, police said
Mississippi Nightclub mass shooting 03.03.2024
One woman has been killed and 12 other victims injured in a mass shooting at a nightclub in Mississippi, with the suspect still at large.
The shooting unfolded on Sunday morning at Club Oasis in West Point when a suspect opened fire at the club.
Kansas City shooting Super Bowl parade 14.02.2024
One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade.
Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening.
Kalka Mandir Stage collapse 27/01/2024
Early today we received a distress call about the collapsing of a stage at Kalkaji temple. Rescue teams were immediately rushed to the spot,” a police official said. The injured have been admitted to different hospitals and their condition is stable
New Year’s Eve Tafara, Harare crowd incident 01/01/2024
While the exact cause of death of the two unidentified victims is yet to be established, preliminary indications are that the mass human traffic that came to witness the festivities crushed the duo thereby suffocating them.
2023
CUSAT tech fest crowd incident 25/11/2023
Four students, two men and women, have died following a stampede.
Congo Stadium crowd incident 21/11/2023
BRAZZAVILLE, Nov 21 (Reuters) – At least 31 people were killed and dozens injured at a stadium in the Republic of Congo’s capital Brazzaville overnight, the government said on Tuesday, with local media reporting a stampede during an army recruitment drive.
Taylor Swift Rio concert fan death 17/11/2023
Taylor Swift’s concert in Brazil on Saturday night has been postponed after a fan died shortly before the start of her gig in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.
The show’s organisers, Time4Fun (T4F), said in a statement that paramedics had attended to Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23, at the concert venue and taken her to a hospital, where she died an hour later.
‘Gayatri Yagya’ Bihar‘s Chapra city crowd incident 03/11/2023
Two women devotees were killed and several others injured in a stampede at a religious event in Bihar‘s Chapra city on Friday morning.
Over a hundred devotees had assembled for ‘Gayatri Yagya’ in the Masti Chak locality.
Kericho stadium, Kenya, crowd incident 20/10/2023
A stampede in Kenya during celebrations to mark an annual public holiday killed at least six people on Friday and injured 100 others, authorities said.
The stampede happened when thousands of people struggled to get inside Kericho stadium in western Kenya at dawn, police said. The stadium was the venue for this year’s Mashujaa Day, which means Heroes’ Day in Swahili.
Supernova Festival Terror Attack 7/10/2023
According to some accounts, there were up to 4,000 people in attendance. From the footage, they appear to be mostly under 30.
They had gathered in a remote area of southern Israel for the Supernova festival – an event that had promised dance, music, art and drinks at a secret location.
Wedding fire Iraq 03/10/2023
An ecstatic couple slow danced surrounded by their loved ones in an opulently decorated wedding hall flanked by pyrotechnics.
Within an hour, over 200 of their closest friends and family suffered severe burns and smoke inhalation. More than half did not survive.
Madagascar stadium crowd crush 25/08/2023
At least 13 people, including seven children, were killed Friday in a crowd stampede at a stadium in the Madagascar capital of Antananarivo, according to the Red Cross and a local member of parliament.
'Ulta Rath Yatra' festival crowd incident 28/07/2023
A celebration of the ‘Ulta Rath Yatra’ festival in Tripura’s Unakoti district ended in tragedy when a fire broke out causing multiple deaths and injuries
Stade du General Mathieu Kerekou incident 19/07/2023
The incident happened during a weekend qualifier game between Benin and Senegal for the Africa Cup of Nations in January 2024.
Wadki cart race seating collapse 04/06/2023
One person died and three were left injured after a temporary seating arrangement constructed for a bullock cart race event at Wadki near Pune collapsed following heavy showers Sunday.
El Salvador stadium crush 20/05/2023
At least twelve people have died after a crush at a football stadium in El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador, officials have said.
The incident occurred during a match between local team Alianza and the Santa Ana-based team Fas at Cuscatlán Stadium.
Yemen crowd crush 19.04.2023
At least 85 people, many of them children, have died in a crush in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, during a charity handout marking the end of Ramadan.
Three businessmen have been arrested over the incident, in which 322 people were injured, 50 of them seriously.
Apollo Theatre, Belvidere, Illinois, Roof collapse 31.03.2023
Belvidere roof collapse: At least one dead and dozens injured during concert horror
A roof has collapsed during a concert at the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Illinois, on Friday night leaving at least one person dead and dozens injured.
Harrowing images on social media showed a crowd of people trying to clear the rubble after a structure had partially collapsed inside.
Food distribution center kills, Pakistan, Crowd Crush, 31.03.2023
Stampede at Ramadan food distribution centre in Pakistan kills eight women and three children
At least 11 women and children have been killed in a deadly stampede at a Ramadan food and cash distribution centre in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, police and rescue officials say, as the country struggles with surging food prices.
Beleshwar Mahadev temple, Roof Collapse 31.03.2023
Thirty-six dead, 16 hurt in India after roof collapse at temple
LUCKNOW, India, March 31 (Reuters) – Rescuers used cranes and ropes to look for survivors a day after the roof of a well collapsed in a temple complex in central India killing 36 people and injuring 16, a government official said on Friday.
Rochester concert crowd incident 07.03.2023
Police have identified a third victim who died following a stampede at GloRilla’s Rochester, New York concert, according to new reports.
False fears of a shooting at the rapper’s upstate New York concert sent a crowd surging towards the exits in a stampede that killed two people and left at least eight others injured, police said
Iran stadium 25th Gulf Cup Crowd Incident 19.01.23
At least four people have been killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a stadium in Basra in southern Iraq ahead of the Arabian Gulf Cup final, according to Iraqi football officials.
Odisha religious festival crowd incident 14.01.2023
One person was killed and over 20 others injured Saturday during a stampede on the occasion of a religious festival in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, officials said.
Andhra’s Guntur political gathering crowd incident 01.01.23
The incident happened during the distribution of clothes and gifts. After Naidu left the place, the people rushed to collect gifts but the organisers could not control the crowd, leading to a stampede-like situation.
Ugandan New Year’s Eve fireworks crowd crush 01.01.2023
Fatal incident occured at shopping centre in capital Kampala as people gathered to celebrate 2023
2022
Andhra Pradesh political rally crowd incident 29.12.2022
At least eight people died and three others sustained injuries in a stampede at a political rally in India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
Brixton Academy crowd Incident 15.12.2022
One woman has died and two others remain in a critical condition after a crush at a gig in Brixton, south London. How did it happen?
Vietnam karaoke bar fire 06/11/2022
At least 32 people have died and others have been injured in a huge fire at a karaoke complex in southern Vietnam near Ho Chi Minh City.
The fire broke out on the upper floor of the establishment on Tuesday night, trapping customers and staff.
Kinshasa stadium concert crowd incident 29.10.2022
Eleven people were killed in a stampede at a packed concert headlined by African music star Fally Ipupa at the biggest stadium in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital, the country’s interior minister has said.
Gujarat Cable Bridge collapse 29.10.2022
More than 130 people died on Sunday after a colonial-era footbridge packed with sightseers collapsed in Gujarat’s Morbi town, only a week after renovations had been completed.
Kanjuruhan stadium, Indonesia, crowd incident 01/10/2022
The incident occurred after a match in which the Javanese club Arema were defeated by their rivals Persebaya Surabaya at Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang regency, East Java on Saturday night.
Guatemala City concert crowd incident 15/09/2022
GUATEMALA CITY, Sept 15 (Reuters) – At least nine people died, including two 12-year-old children, in a stampede at a large rock concert in the western Guatemalan city of Quetzaltenango, authorities and emergency services said on Thursday.
Medusa Festival Stage Collapse 13/08/2022
High winds exceeding 51 mph caused part of the main stage at Medusa Festival in Valencia, Spain to collapse early Saturday morning (August 13), killing one person and injuring dozens
Khatu Shyam Temple Of Rajasthan’s Sikar crowd incident 08.08.2022
Three Pilgrims Died And Several Were Injured In The Deadly Stampede At Khatu Shyam Ji Temple Of Sikar In Rajasthan.
Summer night festival crowd incident 05.08.2022
At the summer night festival of the Musikverein Gaschurn-Partenen, a Carinthian had fallen over an embankment through no fault of his own. The man died as a result of severe head injuries.
Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium incident 17/06/2022
The PSSI Disciplinary Committee (Komdis) immediately conducted an investigation related to the incident at the Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium, Friday (17/6).
As is known there were 2 supporters who died in the incident.
31 Dead In Stampede At Nigeria Church Food Event 28.05.2022
Shoes and slippers lay scattered on the ground after the disaster in Port Harcourt city in southern Rivers State when people tried to force their way into the event, police and witnesses said.
Mass Shooting at Dallas Concert Venue 03/04/2022
Dallas police are investigating after one person was killed and at least 16 others were injured in a shooting at an outdoor concert in Southern Dallas overnight Saturday.
According to the Dallas Police Department, officers responded to a shooting at an unpermitted trail ride and concert in the 5000 block of Cleveland Road at approximately 12:13 a.m.
Desdunes carnival float deaths 03/03/2022
Five people died, and another 15 were injured after being hit by a carnival float in Desdunes, a commune in the Artibonite Department, early morning on Mar. 2, according to local reports.
Olembe stadium Crowd Crush 24/01/2022
At least eight people were killed in a stampede outside the stadium in an Africa Cup of Nations football game in Cameroon, officials have said.
The stampede happened as crowds struggled to gain access to Olembe Stadium in the capital, Yaounde, to watch the host nation play Comoros in a last 16 knockout match.
Liv’s Night Club Fire, Cameroon 23/01/2022
At least 16 people have been killed in a fire at a nightclub in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé, the government has said.
The blaze was caused by fireworks that were lit while champagne was being served in the club, it added.
Vaishno Devi Temple crowd incident 01/01/2022
At least 12 pilgrims died and more than a dozen were injured in a stampede at a Hindu shrine in Kashmir on Saturday morning, police said.
2021
Lag B'Omer religious festival 30/04/2021
At least 44 people have been killed in a crush at a crowded religious festival in the north-east of Israel.
Dozens more were injured at the Lag B’Omer festival, which takes place annually at the foot of Mount Meron.
Uhuru Stadium Crowd Incident 21.03.21
The stampede that occurred at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam during the public viewing of late President John Magufuli’s body claimed 45 lives.
West Bengal, Kalimpong crowd incident at music event 03/01/2021
KALIMPONG: At least two people were killed and four are said to be in critical condition after a stampede broke out during a musical event at Mela Ground in Kalimpong in West Bengal on Sunday (January 3) evening.
