Death toll from India stampede rises to 63
The death toll in a stampede at a temple in north India rose to 63 yesterday.
Dozens of people were also injured when thousands of people crowded into the compound of a temple in Kunda, a small town 112 miles south-east of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state.
Local police official Brij Lal said free clothes and utensils were being distributed at a religious function at the Ram Janki temple, which probably caused the stampede.
The temple is located in a compound that belongs to Kripalu Maharaj, a popular local religious leader.