India: Mumbai railway station stampede kills 21.
The incident on Friday occuredduring morning rush hour amid a heavy downpour on a footbridge in Mumbai's Elphinstone station, which connects two of the city's major local lines.
TV footage showed injured people lying on the ground and locals attempting to revive them by pumping their chests. Officials said the death toll was likely to rise.
Railways spokesman Ravinder Bhakar said a number of people had taken shelter near the train station to escape the heavy rain.
According to AFP news, One witness reported, We put everybody who was injured in cars, police vans, and ambulances and tried to take them to the hospital as quickly as possible. "There were three-four women who were badly injured. I don't know whether they survived."
The incident on Friday occuredduring morning rush hour amid a heavy downpour on a footbridge in Mumbai's Elphinstone station, which connects two of the city's major local lines.
TV footage showed injured people lying on the ground and locals attempting to revive them by pumping their chests. Officials said the death toll was likely to rise.
Railways spokesman Ravinder Bhakar said a number of people had taken shelter near the train station to escape the heavy rain.
According to AFP news, One witness reported, We put everybody who was injured in cars, police vans, and ambulances and tried to take them to the hospital as quickly as possible. "There were three-four women who were badly injured. I don't know whether they survived."
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