Stampede in a football stadium in Angola killed at least 17 fans

It was a major tragedy when there was a stampede in a football stadium in north Angola in which at least 17 fans were killed and another 56 injured and admitted in the hospital. Many of the dead are children and some of the injured are serious. The tragedy happened in the town of Uige during a match between Santa Rita de Cassia and Recreativo de Libolo - the match was a part of Angola's domestic league season.
It seems there was a blockage at the entrance to the stadium and many of the dead were either trampled to death or died from suffocation.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 11 February 2017.

It seems outside fans were trying to enter the stadium and one of the gates probably gave way due to the pressure of the crowd. This caused the people to fall and get trampled on by the crowd. It is a tragedy without precedent in the history of Angolan football.
Angola is ranked 148 in the FIFA world rankings and is a minor power in African football.


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Mad rush to attend a religious ceremony at the Rajghat Bridge in Varanasi led to a stampede in which at least 19 people have been killed and 60 others injured. The toll may rise since many of the injured are in serious condition.
This has been reported in indiatoday.intoday.in dated 15 October 2016.

Rajghat bridge lies between Varanasi and Chandauli and a large number of people had gathered there for a religious event. A total of 19 people were confirmed dead and 15 of them were were females, and 4 were males. The incident happened when thousands of followers of religious leader Jai Gurudev were on their way to Domri village on the banks of the Ganga to participate in the two-day camp.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the kin of those killed in the Varanasi stampede, and Rs 50,000 each for the those who have been critically injured.


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AS many as fifty-two people died at the religious festival of Irreecha (thanksgiving) ceremony in Bishoftu, Ethiopia. The people had gathered to celebrate the end of the rainy season when the police fired tear gas at protesters that triggered a stampede.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 3 October 2016.

In the opinion of the regional government, the reason for the violence that broke out at the gathering in the town of Bishoftu near the capital Addis Ababa was a result of actions of "irresponsible forces" that led to a stampede and the loss of 52 lives. It seems protesters began throwing stones and bottles and security forces responded with baton charges and tear gas grenades. There were also reports of gunfire. This action by the police sent people fleeing in panic and many of them fell on top of each other into a ditch. There were rubber bullets strewn on the ground.
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