At least 24 people are feared dead following a stampede during a Hindu religious ceremony in India on Saturday evening. 70,000 Hindus gathered at the city of Varanasi, a city in Uttar Pradesh to take a dip at the banks of the Ganges river as part of a ritual to wash away their sins.
Trouble began when some people were turned back from the bridge by Policemen as organisers were not expecting such a large crowd.
The crowd then erroneously believed that the bridge was collapsing, triggering a stampede as people ran for safety.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted; “I have spoken to officials and asked them to ensure all possible help to those affected,”
It is only the precious Blood of Jesus Christ that can wash away sins and certainly not a river