Death toll from India temple stampede up to 115, search called off


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  • Monday, 14 Oct 2013

People cross a bridge after a stampede near Ratangarh temple in Datia district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh October 13, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer

BHOPAL, India (Reuters) - The toll of dead from a stampede at a Hindu temple in India rose to 115 on Monday, police said, as a search ended for more victims of the second deadly crush at the site in seven years.

Nearly 150,000 pilgrims had gathered at the Ratangarh temple in the central state of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday to celebrate the end of the Hindu holy festival of Navratri.

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