DonLever Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 from Business Week: A stampede during New Year’s eve celebrations in Shanghai has left 35 people dead, the city government said in a posting on the microblogging site Weibo. The incident, which happened at about 11:35 p.m. local time at Chen Yi Square on the city’s Bund riverside pedestrian area when people gathered to celebrate the New Year, also caused 43 injuries, according to a post on Weibo. The Shanghai government has established a work group to address the situation. Shanghai officials had canceled a large-scale public event in the Bund area this year, according to a Dec. 31 Shanghai Morning Post report posted on the city’s website. Subway stations remained open during New Year’s eve and the city had also extended public transportation hours to meet passenger demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 This might be a really stupid question but, was this a stampede of people or animals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken kaniff Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Im assuming it was people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 From NY Times: SHANGHAI — Thirty-five people have been killed in a stampede during New Year's celebrations in downtown Shanghai, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. A stampede during New Year’s eve celebrations in Shanghai has left 35 people dead, the city government said in a posting on the microblogging site Weibo. The incident, which happened at about 11:35 p.m. local time at Chen Yi Square on the city’s Bund riverside pedestrian area when people gathered to celebrate the New Year, also caused 43 injuries, according to a post on Weibo. The Shanghai government has established a work group to address the situation. Shanghai officials had canceled a large-scale public event in the Bund area this year, according to a Dec. 31 Shanghai Morning Post report posted on the city’s website. Subway stations remained open during New Year’s eve and the city had also extended public transportation hours to meet passenger demand. The report early Thursday cites the Shanghai government in saying that another 42 people were injured amid the chaos about a half-hour before midnight. The deaths and injuries occurred at Shanghai's popular riverfront Bund area, which can be jammed with spectators for major events. One Xinhua photo from the scene showed at least one person doing chest compressions on a shirtless man while several other people lay on the ground nearby, amid debris. Another photo showed the area ringed by police. The cause of the stampede remained under investigation, the Xinhua report said. Last week, the English-language Shanghai Daily reported that the annual New Year's Eve countdown on the Bund that normally attracts about 300,000 people had been cancelled, apparently because of crowd control issues. The report said a "toned-down" version of the event would be held instead but that it would not be open to the public. The stampede appeared to be near that area. Shanghai's historic Bund riverfront runs along an area of narrow streets amid restored old buildings, shops and tourist attractions. The China Daily newspaper in February reported that the city's population was more than 24 million at the end of 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Did you notice they spell "police" wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Horrible news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asian player Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Honestly don't know why they still do this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliewud Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 these guys know how to party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheXFactor Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 ...Isn't this what happens when there's big celebrations in places with THAT many people? And they say overpopulation is a myth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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