A crowd surge at a popular Hindu temple in northern India has left at least six people dead and dozens others injured, local authorities say

A crowd surge at a popular Hindu temple in northern India left several dead and others injured, local authorities said. The incident in the city of Haridwar occurred after a high-voltage electric wire reportedly fell on a temple path,

In June, a sudden crowd surge at a Hindu festival in the coastal state of Odisha triggered a stampede that killed at least three people and injured several others. The previous month saw six people crushed to death in the western state of Goa after thousands gathered for a popular fire-walking ritual.