Mumbai railway station stampede kills at least 22

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At least 22 people have been killed and more than 30 injured during a rush-hour stampede on a bridge between two railway stations in Mumbai. The crush occurred on a narrow footbridge connecting Prabhadevi station, formerly Elphinstone, and Parel station during the Friday morning commuter rush and amid heavy rain. A Mumbai police official, Ganshem Patel, said the stampede was triggered by falling concrete that struck a bridge railing, leading to fears that the bridge could collapse. There may also have been a power cut that exacerbated the panic, according to the Press Trust of India.(theguardian)…[+]