At least 30 worshippers are feared dead after a stampede at a Hindu temple in the northern India state of Rajasthan.
Local officials said at least 60 more were thought to be injured after the incident at the Chamunda Devi temple in the historic city of Jodhpur.
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India's temples have suffered several deadly stampedes recently - including one last month where 140 were killed.
That crush, in Himachal Pradesh state, was caused when a rain shelter on the mountain path to the temple collapsed, triggering rumours of a landslide.
An official in Jodhpur said the latest tragedy was sparked when a wall leading up to the temple collapsed, killing several people and causing crowds to scatter.
"People are still buried under the wall. We are pulling them out," government official Kiran Soni Gupta told AFP news agency.
"Forty bodies have been taken to hospitals and 60 people have been admitted to hospital," she said.
Some 10,000 people had gathered at the temple to celebrate the start of a nine-day festival.
(BBC)
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