3 Children Among 11 Killed In Stampede At Food Distribution Centre In Pak
NDTV
Thousands of people have gathered at flour distribution centres set up across the country, some as part of a government-backed programme to ease the impact of inflation, which is running above 30%, a 50-year high.
Eleven people were killed in a stampede during the distribution of food aid in Pakistan's Karachi on Friday, a health official said, one of several such incidents in recent weeks as the country's economic crisis bites.
The dead included five women and three children, police said, while five other people were hospitalised following the incident, which occurred at a charity-run distribution site set up at a local factory.
Thousands of people have gathered at flour distribution centres set up across the country, some as part of a government-backed programme to ease the impact of inflation, which is running above 30%, a 50-year high.
At least five other people have been killed and several injured in recent weeks at sites in other provinces in Pakistan. Thousands of bags of flour have also been looted from trucks and distribution points, according to official records.
