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Hundreds die in stampede in Jodhpur temple
September 30, 2008
The sight at the local hospital was equally heart-rending. People lay writhing in pain as the medical staff found themselves caught in a emergency situation, that too, in the early hours when the staff strength is rather low.
About 15 to 20 people were killed on the spot and the others succumbed to their injuries in various hospitals, including Mahatma Gandhi, Mathuradas Mathur and Sun City Hospitals in Jodhpur, officials said.
Chief Minister Vasudhara Raje, who visited the tragedy site, ordered an inquiry into the incident and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of the kin of the dead and Rs 50,000 for the seriously injured.
Image: A shot of the corridor leading to the Chamunda Devi temple.
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