A crush at New Years Eve celebrations in Shanghai has killed 36 people and injured some 47 others, Chinese officials say. BBC reports that the crush happened in Chenyi Square in Shanghais historic Bund district overlooking the Huangpu river. Thousands of people had gathered to see in 2015. Social media reports suggest the stampede was triggered by people stopping to pick up fake money thrown from the balcony of a nightclub. The Shanghai City government said the situation began to deteriorate at 23:35 local time (15:35 GMT) and that a working group had been set up to handle the incident. Photos posted on social media showed people receiving first aid on the road and large numbers of police securing the area. - BBC. bbc/news/world-asia-china-30646918
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 10:29:28 +0000
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