The Physics That Keeps a Crowd From Becoming a Stampede
Every July, at the opening ceremony of the San Fermín festival signaling the imminent start of the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, more than 5,000 people cram into…
After Maha Kumbh Mela Stampede, Concerns of Cover-Up
The pre-dawn stampede at the massive Hindu festival in northern India created havoc. But order was restored swiftly in the next few hours. On Wednesday morning, ambulances cut through a…
Stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival Leaves Pilgrims Hurt
Many people were feared to have been killed early Wednesday after millions of Hindu pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, a huge festival in the Indian city of Prayagraj, rushed…