At least thirty people have been confirmed dead after a stampede occurred during India’s Kumbh Melah festival , leaving sixty more injured on Wednesday morning local time.
Authorities explained that the religious festival was disrupted by a deadly stampede that left dozens dead and injured.
Reports also noted that many were gathered near a barricaded area where religious people were due to bathe at the point where the Ganges and Yamuna rivers meet.
The reason for the crowd moving together is not yet known.
The Kumbh Melah festival, which is the largest religious gathering in the world, is held every 12 years and this year it began on 13 January.
Authorities are said to expect more than 400 million people and have built a huge tent city on the banks of the sacred river to accommodate them.
