What the records say
- When
- 18 Feb 1992
- Kind
- Crowd crush
- Coordinates
- 10.96° N, 79.38° E
- Description
- 1992 human stampede in India
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Mahamaham stampede
1992 crowd crush in Tamil Nadu, India
The Mahamaham stampede was a crowd crush disaster that occurred during the Mahamaham festival on 18 February 1992, around Mahamaham tank located in the town of Kumbakonam in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. An estimated 50 people were killed in the crush that left another 74 injured.
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