Ep. 111 New Year’s Eve Shanghai Stampede - a podcast by Kaitlyn and Whitney

With the massive crowd that turned out for the 2014 Shanghai New Year's Eve celebrations came an unexpected tragedy. The excitement turned into panic when a stampede broke out, killing 36 and injuring 49. 

 

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Sources:

Why Is Celebration of New Year So Important? (newyearsparty.in)

The Biggest New Year's Eve Celebrations Around the World - WorldAtlas

The Most Terrifying Things To Happen On New Years Eve (ranker.com)

2014 Shanghai stampede - Wikipedia

Shanghai new year crush kills 36 - BBC News

Shanghai: dozens killed and injured in stampede at new year celebrations | China | The Guardian

Sequence of errors led to Shanghai stampede - The Washington Post

Why do stampedes happen? (livemint.com)

Stampede: What to Know (webmd.com)

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