Solar eclipse viewing causes stampede in Varanasi
Updated on Jul 22, 2009 09:10 pm IST
A woman died and four others were injured in a stampede in India's holy Varanasi city on Wednesday, when tens of thousands of devotees gathered at the banks of river Ganga to watch the eclipse. The incident took place at the Dasashwamegh Ghat when thousands of devotees rushed to take holy bath during the eclipse.
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