A man prays after laying flowers at the site of a deadly stampede in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, January 1. The city government said 36 people died and 47 were injured in the incident, which occurred during New Year's Eve festivities, less than a half-hour before midnight. Many of the victims were female students, state media reported.
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A man prays after laying flowers at the site of a deadly stampede in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, January 1. The city government said 36 people died and 47 were injured in the incident, which occurred during New Year's Eve festivities, less than a half-hour before midnight. Many of the victims were female students, state media reported.
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Injured people are treated at the scene of the stampede on the Bund, an area along the Huangpu River in China's most populous city.
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Injured people are treated at the scene of the stampede on the Bund, an area along the Huangpu River in China's most populous city.
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Emergency personnel help victims. "People lying on the ground were a complete mess," said one witness.<br />
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Emergency personnel help victims. "People lying on the ground were a complete mess," said one witness.
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A relative of a victim of the stampede cries as she makes a phone call at a hospital in Shanghai. There were conflicting accounts of what caused the stampede.
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A relative of a victim of the stampede cries as she makes a phone call at a hospital in Shanghai. There were conflicting accounts of what caused the stampede.
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Police and medical staff help injured people after the stampede.
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Police and medical staff help injured people after the stampede.
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Security guards use a bench to hold off relatives of victims trying to enter the emergency area of a hospital in Shanghai. One woman told state broadcaster CCTV that relatives had been waiting for hours for information about their loved ones.<br />
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Security guards use a bench to hold off relatives of victims trying to enter the emergency area of a hospital in Shanghai. One woman told state broadcaster CCTV that relatives had been waiting for hours for information about their loved ones.
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