World Dec 22 At least 32 people in Nigeria killed by stampedes at Christmas food distribution events By Dyepkazah Shibayan, Associated Press
World Jul 03 How did a religious gathering in northern India lead to a deadly stampede? Authorities are investigating after more than 120 people died Tuesday in a stampede following a large religious gathering in northern India, one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years. By Biswajeet Banerjee, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press
World May 21 At least 9 killed, dozens hurt in stampede at soccer stadium in El Salvador At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a quarterfinal match in the Salvadoran league Saturday. By Marcos Aleman, Associated Press
World Apr 20 Stampede in Yemen during Ramadan charity event kills at least 78 A crowd stampeding at an event to distribute financial aid during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, has left at least 78 people dead and 73 injured, according to Houthi officials and witnesses. By Ahmed Al-Haj, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Oct 30 South Korea reels with grief, shock after deadly Halloween crowd surge Concerned relatives raced to hospitals in search of their loved ones Sunday as South Korea mourned the deaths of more than 150 people, mostly in their 20s and 30s, who got trapped and crushed after a huge Halloween party crowd… By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
Oct 30 ‘There was no exit’: Witness recalls harrowing moments in Seoul crowd surge By Associated Press As he watched a dozen or more unconscious partygoers carried out from a narrow backstreet packed with youngsters dressed like movie characters, an overwhelmed Ken Fallas couldn’t process what was happening. Continue reading
Oct 29 How and why do crowd surges turn deadly? By Associated Press It happened at a music festival in Houston, a soccer stadium in England, during a hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, in a Chicago nightclub, and countless other gatherings: Large crowds surge toward exits, onto playing fields or press up against a stage… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 7:55 News Wrap: Hundreds killed and injured in Seoul stampede In our news wrap Saturday, more than 140 people died in a stampede at a Halloween festival in Seoul, two car bombs killed scores of people in Somalia's capital city, Iran's Revolutionary Guard issued an ultimatum to protestors, Russia said… Continue watching
Oct 29 Death toll rises above 140 in Seoul after Halloween crowd crush By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press At least 120 people were killed and 100 more were injured as they were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital of Seoul, South Korean officials said. Continue reading
Oct 04 Stadium gates too small for escape in crush that killed 125 in Indonesia, police say By Edna Tarigan, Associated Press The gates at the Indonesian soccer stadium where police fired tear gas that set off a deadly crush were too small and could only accommodate two at a time when hundreds were trying to escape, police investigators said Tuesday. Continue reading