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ຕຳຫຼວດກ່າວວ່າມີຢ່າງໜ້ອຍ 30 ຄົນ ເສຍຊີວິດໃນງານເທດສະການ ມະຫາກຸມ ຂອງອິນເດຍ


ຊາວຮິນດູເຂົ້າຮ່ວມເທດສະການມະຫາກຸມປະເທດອິນເດຍ
ຊາວຮິນດູເຂົ້າຮ່ວມເທດສະການມະຫາກຸມປະເທດອິນເດຍ

ຕຳຫຼວດກ່າວວ່າມີຜູ້ເສຍຊີວິດຢ່າງໜ້ອຍ 30 ຄົນ ແລະ ຫຼາຍຄົນໄດ້ຮັບບາດເຈັບຈາກເຫດການຢຽບກັນຕາຍໃນງານເທດສະການ ມະຫາກຸມ ທີ່ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ທີ່ສຸດແຫ່ງນຶ່ງຂອງໂລກເມື່ອຕອນເຊົ້າຂອງວັນພຸດທີ່ຜ່ານມາ. ຂະນະທີ່ຜູ້ສະແຫວງບຸນຫຼາຍລ້ານຄົນຟ້າວແລ່ນໄປຈຸ່ມໂຕລົງນໍ້າສັກສິດໃນລະຫວ່າງງານ ເທດສະການ ມະຫາກຸມ ຢູ່ພາກເໜືອຂອງອິນເດຍ. ອີງຕາມການລາຍງານຂອງອົງການຂ່າວເອພີ.

ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ຕຳຫຼວດ ໄວບາຟ ກຣິສນະ ( Vaibhav Krishna​) ໃນເມືອງ ພຣະຍາຣາຊ ກ່າວວ່າມີຜູ້ໄດ້ຮັບບາດເຈັບອີກ 60 ຄົນທີ່ໄດ້ຖືກນໍາສົ່ງໄປໂຮງໝໍແລ້ວ.

ວັນພຸດຜ່ານມາ ເປັນວັນສັກສິດຂອງ ເທດສະການ ຮິນດູ ທີ່ຈັດຂຶ້ນເຖິງ 6 ອາທິດ ແລະ ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ຄາດວ່າຈະມີຜູ້ສັດທາເຂົ້າຮ່ວມພິທີອາບນໍ້າທີ່ຈຸດເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ ຂອງແມ່ນໍ້າຄົງຄາ, ແມ່ນໍ້າຍາມຸນາ ແລະ ແມ່ນໍ້າ ສະຣັດສະວາດີ ຊຶ່ງເປັນແມ່ນໍ້າໃນຕໍານານ ຫຼາຍເຖິງ 100 ລ້ານຄົນ. ຊາວຮິນດູເຊື່ອກັນວ່າການຈຸ່ມໂຕລົງໃນສະຖານທີ່ສັກສິດແຫ່ງນີ້ສາມາດສຳລະລ້າງບາບໃນອະດີດແລະຍຸຕິຂະບວນການກັບຊາດມາເກີດໃໝ່ໄດ້.

ເຫດການແຕກຕຶ່ນຢຽບກັນຕາຍເກີດຂຶ້ນເມື່ອຜູ້ສະແຫວງບຸນພະຍາຍາມໂດດຂ້າມສີ່ງກີດຂວາງທີ່ກຽມໄວ້ສຳລັບຂະບວນແຫ່ງຂອງນັກບວດ ໂຍຄີ ອາທິຕຍານາດ. ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ລະດັບສູງຂອງລັດ ອຸຕຕຣະປະເທດ ທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການເລືອກຕັ້ງກ່າວໃນຖະແຫຼງການທາງໂທລະພາບ.

ຈຸດດຶງດູດຫຼັກຂອງງານນີ້ນັກບວດຮິນດູທີ່ອາບຂີ້ເຖົ່າຖ່ານນັບພັນຄົນທີ່ໄດ້ຮ່ວມຂະບວນແຫ່ກັນຢ່າງຫຍີ່ງໃຫຍ່ໄປຍັງຈຸດເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ເພື່ອອາບນໍ້າ.

ທາງການອິນເດຍໃຊ້ເວລາດົນກ່ວາ 16 ຊົ່ວໂມງໃນການເປີດເຜີຍໂຕເລກຜູ້ບາດເຈັບ. ແມ່ນກະທັ້ງ ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ທ່ານ ນະເຣັນດຣາ ໂມດີ ໄດ້ຍອມຮັບເຖິງຄວາມສູນເສຍຊີວິດໂດຍກ່າວວ່າເຫດການນີ້ “ ໂສກເສົ້າຢ່າງຍິ່ງ” ແລະ ສະແດງຄວາມເສຍໃຈນໍາດ້ວຍ.

ອົງການຂ່າວ Press Trust ຂອງ ອິນເດຍ ອ້າງຄຳເວົ້າຂອງຜູ້ສະແຫວງບຸນ ຊາໂຣຈິນນິ ນາງກ່າວວ່າ “ ທັນໃດນັ້ນກໍ່ມີຝູງຊົນຍູ້ດັນກັນຢູ່ໃນຝູງຊົນ, ແລະພວກເຮົາຕິດຄ້າງຢູ່. ພວກເຮົາຫຼາຍຄົນໄດ້ລົ້ມລົງແລະຝູງຊົນກໍບໍ່ສາມາດຄວບຄຸມໄດ້” ບໍ່ມີໂອກາດລົບໜີໄດ້ ມີແຕ່ການແຍ້ດັນກັນຈາກທຸກທິດທາງ”

ຄອບຄົວທີ່ປະສົບກັບຄວາມຫຍຸ້ງຍາກໄດ້ພາກັນມາເຕົ້າໂຮມກັນຢູ່ນອກໂຮງໝໍຊົ່ວຄາວ, ເປັນຫ່ວງຕໍ່ຂ່າວການຫາຍສາບສູນຂອງຄົນທີ່ຮັກ. ເຄື່ອງນຸ່ງຫົ່ມ, ຜ້າຫົ່ມ ແລະ ກະເປົາເປ້ຫຼັງແມ່ນກະຈາຍຢູ່ອ້ອມບ່ອນເກີດເຫດການຢຽບກັນຕາຍ.

ອ່ານຂ່າວເປັນພາສາອັງກິດ.

At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world's largest religious gathering early Wednesday, police said, as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India.

Police officer Vaibhav Krishna in Prayagraj city said another 60 injured were rushed to hospitals.

Wednesday was a sacred day in the six-week Hindu festival, and authorities expected a record 100 million devotees to engage in a ritual bath at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers. Hindus believe that a dip at the holy site can cleanse them of past sins and end the process of reincarnation.

The stampede happened when pilgrims tried to jump barricades erected for a procession of holy men, Uttar Pradesh state's top elected official, Yogi Adityanath, said in a televised statement.

The event's main draw is the thousands of ash-smeared Hindu ascetics who make massive processions toward the confluence to bathe.

Indian authorities took more than 16 hours to release casualty figures, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged the loss of lives, calling the incident "extremely sad" and extending his condolences.

"Suddenly there was pushing in the crowd, and we got trapped. A lot of us fell down and the crowd went uncontrolled," the Press Trust of India news agency quoted pilgrim Sarojini as saying. "There was no chance for escape, there was pushing from all sides," she said.

Distressed families lined up outside a makeshift hospital, desperate for news of missing loved ones. Clothes, blankets and backpacks were strewn around the site of the stampede.

Millions continued to throng the 4,000-hectare (15-square mile) pilgrimage site despite the stampede, even as police urged them over megaphones to avoid the confluence. Adityanath urged people to take baths at other riverbanks instead.

"The situation is now under control, but there is a massive crowd of pilgrims," Adityanath said, adding that 90 million to 100 million pilgrims were at the site.

About 30 million people had taken the holy bath by 8 a.m. Wednesday, he said.

The Maha Kumbh festival, held every 12 years, started on Jan. 13. Authorities expect more than 400 million people to throng the pilgrimage site in total. Nearly 150 million people have already attended, including Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah and celebrities like Coldplay's Chris Martin.

A sprawling tent city has been built on the riverbanks to accommodate the millions of visitors, with roads, electricity and water, 3,000 kitchens and 11 hospitals.

About 50,000 security personnel are stationed in the city to maintain law and order and manage crowds, and more than 2,500 cameras monitor crowd movement and density so officials can try to prevent such crushes.

Several opposition leaders criticized the federal and the state government, both led by Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party, and blamed the stampede on "mismanagement" and "VIP culture" — the latter referring to what they say is preferential treatment for politicians and celebrities.

"The government should make better arrangements to meet the needs of common devotees," Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi wrote on social platform X.

The 45-day festival is a significant cultural event for India's Hindus, who make up nearly 80% of the country's more than 1.4 billion people. It's also a prestige event for Modi, whose ruling party boasts of promoting Hindu cultural symbols.

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