New Year's deaths in China

[DrLeftover]

31 Dec
A crush at New Year's Eve celebrations in Shanghai has killed 35 people and injured some 42 others, Chinese state media report.

The crush broke out in Chenyi Square in Shanghai's Huangpu district, Xinhua news agency reported.

The Shanghai City government said the situation began at 23:35 local time (15:35 GMT) and that a "working group" had been set up to handle the incident.

The cause of the crush was currently under investigation, it added.

Photos posted on social media showed people receiving first aid on the road and large numbers of police securing the area.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-30646918

 

[Excommunicado]

Sad. Horrible news.

 

[seasidemike]

It is very sad such a tragic thing can happen. The irony is that this is the first year that they actually scaled down the event to try to reduce the number of people that were attending.

 

[Jazzy]

It appears it was a prank that went horribly wrong:

A witness said people had scrambled to grab coupons resembling U.S. dollar bills that were being thrown from a third-floor window near the Bund.

 

[Enter Username Here]

Bad way to start 2015 for China.