The stampede that killed more than 150 people Saturday night into Sunday in Seoul is one of the world’s deadliest in the last decade
Mecca: 2,300 dead
On September 24, 2015, 2,300 people lost their lives in the massive crowding at the “Devil’s stoning” site in Mina, near Mecca. This was the worst disaster ever to occur in the history of the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Iran, which lost 464 people in the crash, blamed Saudi Arabia for lack of organization. Pilgrims explained that the stampede was due to the closure of a road near the stoning site and mismanagement of the flow of worshipers by security forces. Among the countries that mourned the most victims was Mali, with 282 dead.
Indonesia: at least 133 dead
On October 1, 2022, a crowd of people was trampled at the stadium in Malang, on the island of Java, when police tried to push back fans of the teams using tear gas. Among the 133 dead were 40 children.
Many victims, in their panic, died of suffocation trying to get through the closed or very narrow exit gates.
A preliminary investigation is being conducted against six people, including three police officers. The local police chief has been transferred and the Kanjuruhan Stadium is set to be demolished.
India: at least 115 dead
On October 13, 2013, 115 people were trampled or drowned on the sidelines of a religious festival near a temple in Datia district, Madhya Pradesh state. Another 110 were injured.
At the time of the accident, about 20,000 people were on the Indus River Bridge. According to local authorities, the panic of the crowd was caused when a rumor spread that the bridge would collapse because a tractor had crashed into it.
Ivory Coast: at least 60 dead
On January 1, 2013, at least 60 people, including many young people, were killed in a stampede as a huge crowd left Abidjan’s Plateau district after watching fireworks to celebrate the New Year.
Iran: 56 dead
On January 7, 2020, during the funeral of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, 56 people were trampled in the city of Kerman.
Soleimani, who was killed on January 3 by a US drone strike near Baghdad airport, is considered a hero in his country.
Ethiopia: 52 dead
On October 2, 2016, at least 52 people were killed, according to the government – the opposition puts the number at 100 – after clashes with police during the traditional Ireetsa festival, marking the end of the rainy season.
Tanzania: 45 dead
On March 21, 2021, 45 people were killed in a stampede at a stadium in the financial capital, Dar es Salaam, where hundreds of Tanzanians had gathered to commemorate the late president of the country, John Magufuli.
Israel: 45 dead
On April 30, 2021, at least 45 people died in a stampede during the pilgrimage for the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba’mer to Mount Meron, an event that marred the largest gathering of people in the country since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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