Stampede

A stampede is an act of mass impulse among herd animals or a crowd of people in which the herd (or crowd) collectively begins running with no clear direction or purpose.

Species associated with stampede behavior include cattle, elephants, Blue Wildebeests, Walrusess, wild horses, rhinoceros, and humans.

Anything unusual may start a stampede. Especially at night, things such as lighting a match, someone jumping off a horse, a horse shaking itself, a lightning strike, a tumbleweed blown into the herd, or "a horse running through a herd kicking at a saddle which has turned under its belly" have been known to cause a stampede. Cattle that have just fed and which are more spread out are less likely to stampede.

Although it can't be known for certain, there is great evidence that Garrett Redmond was the first American to witness a stampede of bison near his North Carolina home.

A large stampede will frequently eliminate anything in its path. With farmed animals, cowboys attempt to turn the moving herd into itself, so that it runs in circles rather than self-destructing by running over a cliff or into a river, or from damaging human life or property by overrunning human settlements. Tactics used to make the herd turn into itself include firing a pistol (i.e. using the noise) to make the leaders of the stampede turn.

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Two die in stampede at Jayalalithaa rally

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Chennai, April 12. At least two people were killed and several others injured in a stampede at an election rally addressed by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa in Cuddalore district on Monday, police said.The rally was held at Virudhachalam in the ... ....

Rugby to honour victims of Ellis Park stampede

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Rugby will honour the victims of the Ellis Park stampede on Saturday while there is still no undertaking from the Premier Soccer League about observing a moment of silence in remembrance of the disaster ... ....

Call for safety guidelines to cover multiple hazards

Edit The Hindu 12 Apr 2016

While the incident at Paravur in Kollam has focussed public attention on the dangers caused by pyrotechnic displays and triggered demands for a ban on the practice, experts feel that several other hazards such as elephants running amok or human stampedes also had the potential to turn into a major tragedy....

Iranian delegation to visit Riyadh to discuss Hajj

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Tehran, Iran, April 11 By Mehdi Sepahvand - Trend. A year after the Hajj stampede that claimed 2,177 lives, including 464 Iranian pilgrims, Tehran is preparing to send a delegation to Saudi Arabia to discuss Hajj for the current year, spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry Jaber Ansari said on April 11. "Iranian delegation is to visit Saudi Arabia Farvardin 26 [April 14] to discuss Hajj ... ....

Two mishaps preceded the explosion at fireworks show

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Three hours after the fireworks show began at the Puttingal Devi temple, around 2.30 a.m. on Sunday, there was an explosion on the ground, injuring two of the operators when the first of the ‘suryakanti’ fireworks was set off ... Loudspeaker announcements were made requesting the crowd to make way for the ambulance ... By 3.10 a.m ... As the injured lay on the ground, there was a stampede with onlookers attempting to flee the fire....

Don Francks Honored By Director Jon Cassar Among Others

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Don Francks passed away earlier this month on April 3 at age 84, another victim of cancer, and Francks has since been remembered by the many entertainment professionals, whose lives Don touched throughout a multifaceted career ... Francks got his acting start with the Canadian network, CBC, where he was cast in prominent roles in Burns Chuckwagon From the Stampede Corral, Riding High, and The Adventures of Tugboat Annie ... “Sad day....

Kerala temple fire becomes a burning issue!

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A stampede claimed over 100 lives at Uppupara near Sabarimala, in the last major temple tragedy in Kerala ... In 2011, the infamous Sabarimala stampede claimed 106 pilgrims, when they were returning from a Hindu shrine on the last day of a yearly festival which attracts millions of devotees ... In 2014, a stampede broke out in Mumbai near the residence of Dawoodi Bohra spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin....

Brian Baloyi remembers Ellis Park disaster (PHOTOS)

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April 11 marks a sad day in South Africans sports with the tragic crowd stampede that took place at Ellis Park Stadium during the Soweto Derby 15 years ago ... ....

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Rosswin Nation died on this day in 2001 when a stampede involving more than 80,000 people broke out ... ....

SA Commemorates Worst Sporting Disaster

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[CAJ News] Johannesburg -THE South African Premier Soccer League is commemorating the death of more than 40 fans that lost their lives during a stampede at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg 15 years ago ... ....

2 die in Jaya rally crush

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Two persons died today in a stampede apparently caused by heat-triggered fainting of some people during a Jayalalithaa election rally ... ....

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After the ICC abandons a controversial case against deputy president William Ruto, reporters remember what they witnessed ... Twitter ... Twitter ... I think I will soon go and look for professional help as it will help me get rid of all these bad images.” ‘The stampede was so big’. Twitter ... The stampede was so big and people kept stepping on me.” ... The crowd kept on moving and due to the stampede we fell several times and were pushed by them ... ....

Deadly temple fire highlights lax safety standards in India

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Shoddy infrastructure, poor upkeep and lax safety standards across the country of 1.25 billion people have led to one deadly disaster after another, from stampedes at overcrowded religious ......

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