at least a dozen people are killed after a crush around the world celebrate the lunar new year.

there's been a crush at a huge hindu religious festival. at least a dozen people have been killed. taken a dip in the waters. organisers say tens of millions of people were expected to attend wednesday's bathing day at the maha kumbh mela — whistles blast. it was a race from the very beginning. indian police forces breaking through their own barriers, to form human chains.

just over this way is the main bathing area and there was such a crush of people that they came over this way, and as ever in this

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an immediate ceasefire in the democratic republic of congo. m23 rebels supported by rwanda, are reported to have captured in the eastern drc. people have been killed — and nearly 1,000 others wounded. in the streets as m23 fighters push further into goma — we're looking at pictures of armed people outside of goma's airport — which is reportedly under the control of m23 fighters. increased risks — 17 members of the multinational anne soy in nairobi.

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let's get more on that deadly crash the kumbh crash in the kumbh mela festival in india. we go now to �* correspondent. live now to our correspondent. is in prayagraj. the she is in prayagra'. the organisers * she is in prayagra'. the organisers had h she is in prayagraj. the organisers had put - she is in prayagraj. iie organisers had put cameras — the city, organisers had put cameras . the city, and it was across the city, and it was being monitored on a central hejrjg monitored on a central the eigehissss they ai technology and facial had a! technology ahd facial. technology was recognition technology that was helping them to try and manage these crowds. clearly, something went wrong somewhere. to giare to giee a sense of just to give you a sense of i am now, just to give you a sense of behind i am now, just to give you a sense of behind i is n now, just to give you a sense of behind i is n the i, rivers are, but it holy rivers are, but it extends all the way down right over

way. can probablyjust this way. you can probablyjust make out is more water, i then it curves over into and then it curves over into what we call a nose, and that is where many is really where many, many want to take a dip. that people want to takea dip. that is really and that: and that is you holy, and that is where you have real crush have that real crush of people so very early this morning. what you us about what can you tell us about where the people are taken? i to ti i to local hositals been taken to local hospitals nearby, and what we rtearby, and what we understand that the are being is that the relatives are being allowed in go and speak with allowed in to go and speak with , 7 �* loved allowed in to go and speak with 7 7 �* loved ones that have been of course, getting a injured. of course, getting a real of numbers in terms real sense of numbers in terms of how many were of how many people were injured, orworse, how many have that is i ”ia. i that isistiill much i:—— much up the airfrom an very mushrup ih—thea—ir from ah standpoint. the bbc official stahdasihtl the ass safely report official stahdaoihtc the aas safely report that can safely report that there has at least one can safely report that there has a least one daze“ can safely report that there has a result >ne daze“ can safely report that there has a result of: daze“ can safely report that there has a result of the tars can safely report that there has a result of the crash

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