At least 17 dead in crush at Hindu festival in India

A crowd crush at a festival has killed at least 17. These tragedies keep repeating. What actually works for crowd safety at huge religious events?

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Priya Nair · 14 likes

not sure I buy the hype around the festival crush in India imo

Noé Petit · 7 likes

disagree a bit, but I see where you're coming from

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small teams will feel the festival crush in India way before big companies do, curious what others think

my wallet just cried reading that

Cozy Rider · 10 likes

I think the festival crush in India gets overhyped but there's something real in it and thats fine

Jiho Lee · 1 likes

ngl that made me laugh out loud

can we talk about how festival crush in India will age in a year - the details matter here

yeah same here, didn't think about it that way

Cian Kelly · 7 likes

honestly the festival crush in India is more interesting than I expected and nobody talks about the downsides

yeah same here, didn't think about it that way

good point. though the cost side is still unclear

been following the festival crush in India for a while now and it keeps surprising me lol

I thought the same until I actually tried it

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Cozy Coder · 0 likes

as someone who works with this stuff, the festival crush in India is not as simple as the headline says, worth watching

fair, but I'd wait for more data before deciding

I tried to explain the festival crush in India to my dad and failed miserably and nobody talks about the downsides

yeah same here, didn't think about it that way