New Year celebrations: 35 people killed in stampede in China

Published January 1, 2015
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, medical workers stand outside the emergency ward of a hospital after the stampede .—AP
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, medical workers stand outside the emergency ward of a hospital after the stampede .—AP
A friend of a victim covers his face as he waits outside a hospital where injured people of a stampede incident are being treated, in Shanghai, January 1, 2015. —Reuters
A friend of a victim covers his face as he waits outside a hospital where injured people of a stampede incident are being treated, in Shanghai, January 1, 2015. —Reuters

SHANGHAI: China's state-run Xinhua News Agency is reporting that 35 people have been killed in a stampede during the city's New Year's celebrations.

The report cites the Shanghai government as saying that another 42 people were injured. The report says the deaths and injuries occurred at the city's riverfront Bund area, which can be jammed with spectators for major events.

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One Xinhua photo from the scene shows at least one person doing chest compressions on a shirtless person while other people lay on the ground nearby. Another photo shows the area ringed by police.

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