Indonesian president visits stadium where stampede killed 131 people

President Joko Widodo (centre) visiting the Kanjuruhan stadium, where the deadly stampede took place, on Oct 5, 2022. - AFP

MALANG, Indonesia (AFP) Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited on Wednesday (Oct 5) the Kanjuruhan stadium where a stampede at the weekend killed at least 131 people in one of the deadliest disasters in football history..

"We need... improvements in the whole management, management of stadium spectators, time, security. It must all be fully audited so that this tragedy won't happen again," he told reporters at the Kanjuruhan stadium outside Malang city.