Stampede causes 35 dead in New Year celebration.
PEKyN (CyHAN)- New Year celebrations in the bund area went astray early late Wednesday night as a stampede resulted in 35 people dead and 42 injured in east China's Shanghai.
The accident happened on the Chenyi Square of Shanghai's bund area at around 11:35 pm.
A witness said that some coupons that looked like "dollar bill" were being thrown from a building's third-floor window near the Bund and people standing along the river bank started to scramble for these coupons.
The city has set up a working team for rescue operations and to deal with the aftermath. Cause of the accident is under investigation. (Cihan/Xinhua) CyHAN
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| Publication: | Cihan News Agency (CNA) |
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| Geographic Code: | 9CHIN |
| Date: | Jan 1, 2015 |
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