Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria?
Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children. Families are struggling during the country's worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.
Crowd crushes at two charity events in Nigeria kill at least 32 people
At least 32 people were killed in crowd crushes at two separate charity events in Nigeria on Saturday, police have reported.
Another deadly crush in Nigeria at event offering free food
In the third such incident this week, at least 22 people were killed in a rush for free food at a charity event.
13 people including children die in stampedes in Nigeria at Christmas charity events
Authorities in Nigeria say 10 people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in the capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food items distributed by a local church at a Christmas event.
Stampedes at Christmas charity events kill 32 people in Nigeria
The victims collapsed in crowd surges as people grew desperate for Christmas church food handouts during the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.View on euronews
South Nigeria Crowd Stampede Kills 22
A stampede outside a centre distributing rice to citizens in southern Nigeria killed 22 people, authorities said Sunday, the latest in a spate of such incidents in Africa's most populous country.
Ten people including children die in a stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas food distribution event
Authorities in Nigeria say ten people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in the capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food items distributed by a local church at a Christmas event.
At least 13 dead in two crowd crushes in Nigeria
At least 13 people died in two incidents in Nigeria on Saturday as crowds, mostly women and children, scrambled for charity, police authorities said.
Stampedes kill 13 at Nigerian charity events
At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events, the police said Saturday.
Nigeria: Crowd rush kills 32
The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased to 32, police said, with many of the victims collapsing during a crowd surge as people grew desperate for food items.
13 People Dead After Stampedes at Christmas Events in Nigeria
On Saturday, at least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two stampedes in Nigeria as crowds gathered for food and clothing at Christmas events. Ten people lost their lives in a stampede during the early morning hours at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama,
Nigeria raises alarm as death toll in food queue stampedes rises to 32
Faced with skyrocketing food prices, many Nigerians have been forced to queue for charity handouts for hours just to get ...
Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead during Christmas food distribution
The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police said Sunday.
10 people including children die in stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas charity event
Ten people, including four children, were killed in a stampede in Nigeria’s capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect ...
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