Breaking News: Lakhisarai Ashok Dham Stampede Death Toll Rises to 8 Amid Crowd Safety Questions

The
death
toll
i
the
Lakhisa ai
Ashok
Dham
temple
t agedy
has
ise
to
eight,
tu i g
Sawa & squo;s
thi d
Mo day
i to
a
day
of
mou i g
fo
devotees
a d
thei
families.
The
i cide t
u folded
ea
the
histo ic
I d adam eshwa
Mahadev
Temple
afte
a
elect ical
pole
epo tedly
fell,
t igge i g
fea s
amo g
devotees
that
live
cu e t
had
sp ead
th ough
the
a ea.
While
the
admi ist atio
has
mai tai ed
that
o
cu e t
was
flowi g
th ough
the
falle
cable,
wit esses
said
the
umou
of
a
elect ic
shock
caused
pa ic
amo g
the
massive
c owd.
As
devotees
bega
u i g
fo
safety,
i te se
p essu e
epo tedly
built
up
a ou d
the
queues,
with
seve al
people
falli g
ove
o e
a othe .
Wome
i
pa ticula
we e
caught
i
the
sudde
su ge,
leadi g
to
the
deadly
stampede-like
situatio .
Eyewit esses
have
alleged
that
adequate
c owd-co t ol
a a geme ts
we e
ot
i
place
despite
the
expected
ush
o
Sawa & squo;s
thi d
Mo day.
They
also
claimed
that
immediate
escue
assista ce
was
ot
available
afte
the
i cide t,
aisi g
questio s
about
eme ge cy
p epa ed ess
a d
espo se.
Lakhisa ai
Dist ict
Magist ate
Shali d a
Kuma
said
the
falle
wi e
was
a
cable
a d
ot
a
exposed
elect ical
co ducto .
Acco di g
to
the
admi ist atio ,
the
i cide t
occu ed
close
to
a
tempo a y
ailway
halt
used
du i g
the
Sawa
seaso .
Officials
said
a
ambula ce
a a geme t
had
also
bee
pla ed
because
of
the
co gested
access
oute.
Howeve ,
the
t agedy
has
i te sified
questio s
ove
ba icadi g,
c owd-flow
ma ageme t,
elect ical
i f ast uctu e
checks
a d
eme ge cy
espo se.
With
eight
devotees
epo tedly
dead,
the
focus
is
ow
o
dete mi i g
whethe
p eve tive
measu es
we e
sufficie t
a d
whethe
the
situatio
could
have
bee
co t olled
befo e
the
c owd
p essu e
became
fatal.

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