22 dead, nearly 40 injured in Mumbai bridge stampede

At least 22 people are dead and nearly 40 people were injured at Mumbai's Elphinstone railway station in a bridge stampede on Friday.


The fatal stampede began around 11 a.m., when officials say several people tripped and fell on the crowded bridge linking the Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban railway stations.

Officials attributed the stampede and the deaths to heavy rainfall which contributed to more people using the already overcrowded bridge for shelter.

Railway experts and daily commuters, however, believe the railways are to blame, citing that the footbridges are unequipped to handle the daily crowds.
  [upi.com]
 29/9/17