A KUMBH MELA CATASTROPHE: FATALITIES SURGE DURING A FATAL CRUSH

The revered Hindu/religious/sacred gathering of the Kumbh Mela has been marred by a horrific/devastating/grim stampede, resulting in a rising/mounting/increasing death toll. Thousands of pilgrims/devotees/worshippers were present/gathered/in attendance on the banks of the Ganges/Yamuna/Saraswati River for the auspicious occasion when chaos erupted,