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Mumbai railway station stampede kills 22 amid heavy rain

Mumbai railway station stampede kills 22 amid heavy rain

A stampede at a Mumbai railway station during the morning rush hour has left 22 people dead and injured about 30, Indian officials report.

The incident at Elphinstone station, which connects two of the city's major local lines, was triggered by overcrowding and heavy rain, they said.

The injured have been taken to a nearby hospital and senior railway officials are at the scene.

The stampede was on a footbridge leading to the station.

Source: bbc.com

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