Kumbh Mela: Belongings strewn aside after festival crush

The surge happened when people who were sleeping on the riverbank were trampled by other pilgrims.

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Several worshippers are feared injured and sources have told the BBC that at least a dozen people have been killed - although there is no official confirmation.

The BBC's Samira Hussain reports from the scene where the crush took place.

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