At least 36 people were killed and 48 injured during New Year celebrations in Shanghai. It is reported by South China Morning Post, citing the statement of the authorities of the city.
Most of the dead and injured – young people aged 20 years. Many of them gathered on the waterfront to watch the New Year’s light show. It offers a good view of the Huangpu River.
The official version of the tragedy is not yet known. But witnesses said that during the celebration of the crowd from the nearby steel bar to throw fake money. People rushed to raise money, which resulted in a stampede, told Reuters one of the wounded, by the name of Bo. “It’s too cruel, people in front of us fell to the ground, and another step directly on them,” – leads the agency girl Cui Tingting. She added that by lifting the bill, I realized that they were fake.
The chaos lasted about ten minutes, leads South China Morning Post the words of one of the victims of the stampede, Zuo Jiyanov. “Around me were heard cries for help from the women curse. All I could do – is to try to keep the upper part of his body in the air, so that I could breathe, “- he said. “There were people who tried to grab me by the hair. One girl asked me: “Help me, I can no longer».
City officials have suspended all New Year celebrations and festivals in the city.
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