Tamil Nadu

4 die in stampede while collecting sarees in Vaniyambadi

A private organisation announced it would distribute costless sarees on the occasion of Thaipoosam. Women gathered in huge numbers resulting in a stampede situation.

Online Desk

CHENNAI: In a gathering of over 1,000 women to get free sarees during Thaipoosam celebration in Vaniyambadi, four women have reportedly died in a stampede.

A private organisation announced it would distribute costless sarees on the occasion of Thaipoosam. Women gathered in huge numbers resulting in a stampede situation.

Four of the several admitted in the hospital have died failing to respond to treatments.

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