More than 100 people were injured, dozens critically, in a stampede at a Jewish religious gathering popular with ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel
Israeli medic: Nearly 40 people killed in stampede Israeli security officials and rescuers carry a body of a victim who died during a Lag Ba Omer celebrations at Mt. Meron in northern Israel, Friday, April 30, 2021. More than 100 people were injured, dozens critically, in a stampede at a Jewish religious gathering in northern Israel attended by tens of thousands of people, Israel s main rescue service said early Friday. (Source: AP Photo/AP) By Associated Press | April 29, 2021 at 10:10 PM EDT - Updated April 30 at 12:00 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) A stampede broke out early Friday at a Jewish religious festival attended by tens of thousands of people in northern Israel, killing nearly 40 people and leaving some 150 hospitalized, medical officials said.
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Nearly 40 people killed in stampede at big Israeli religious festival
It was the first huge religious gathering of its kind to be held legally since Israel lifted nearly all restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Israeli security officials and rescuers carry the body of a victim who died during a Lag Ba’Omer celebrations at Mt. Meron in northern Israel on Friday. More than 100 people were injured, dozens critically, in the stampede.
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JERUSALEM A stampede broke out early Friday at a Jewish religious festival attended by tens of thousands of people in northern Israel, killing nearly 40 people and leaving close to 150 hospitalized, medical officials said.
Mobile reception had crashed at Mount Meron as families were searching for missing loved ones. “Sadly there are fatalities,” the director of Hatzala’s medical division Avi Marcus said.
Ambulance services arrived at the scene, and began treating dozens of injured revellers, with some patients receiving resuscitation. Six helicopters arrived to evacuate the injured.
סרטון הזוי, דקות ספורות לפני האסון הקשה נראים האנשים מצטופפים במדרגות ונתקלים במחסום אנושי שעוצר אותם. מה גרם לדוחק להתפרץ בבת אחת ולציבור להימחץ? pic.twitter.com/4VBzW5jfNE ישראל כהן (@Israelcohen911) April 29, 2021
“I had just sat down to eat when I heard the screams; We rushed to help, and then we saw the bodies. At the start it was about 10. Now, there’s many more,” Avi, a witness who helped treat the injured told Haaretz.
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Dozens reported killed in stampede at Israeli festival
Israeli security officials and rescuers carry a body of a victim who died during a Lag Ba Omer celebrations at Mount Meron in northern Israel, Friday, April 30, 2021. More than 100 people were injured, dozens critically, in a stampede at a Jewish religious gathering in northern Israel attended by tens of thousands of people, Israel s main rescue service said early Friday. (AP Photo)