In India, fifteen people were killed and many others injured during a stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela today. The incident occurred when tens of millions gathered to take a holy dip on the most auspicious day of six-week Hindu festival in Prayagraj city.

The stampede at Mahakumbh happened when some barriers put up by authorities to control the crowd broke. Footages showed injured people being rushed out of the Sangam

Indian authorities have ordered a probe into the stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu festival that killed dozens of devotees on Wednesday as millions gathered for a "holy dip" in sacred river waters as part of the six-week event,