Nearly 40 bodies were brought to a hospital morgue and many more were injured after a stampede at a Hindu festival in northern India where tens of millions gathered to bathe in the sacred waters of the Ganges. “I was sitting near a barricade and during the pushing and shoving the entire crowd fell on top of me, trampling me as it moved forward,” said Renu Devi, 48, a pilgrim, who has survived the stampede at Kumbh Mela. Bodies were still being brought to the local Moti Lal Nehru Medical College Hospital morgue more than 12 hours after the tragedy, though the government was yet to officially announce the casualty numbers. 🔗 Read more: https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/stampede-kumbh-mela-hindu-festival-india-rxgclvft6