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Shanghai New Year's Eve stampede

Shanghai New Year's Eve stampede
At least 36 people were killed and 49 injured in a tragic stampede in Shanghai's popular riverfront tourist zone of the Bund shortly before midnight on December 31, 2014. Most of the victims were young people in the 20s going to watch a New Year light show on the Bund. Shanghai authorities came under criticism for its failure to manage the crowds after the incident.
Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng gestures as he answers questions from journalists during a press conference Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Shanghai to curtail Chinese New Year celebrations after deadly stampede

Shanghai is curbing Chinese New Year celebrations by cancelling events and limiting people at tourist spots after a stampede killed 36 people seven weeks earlier.

Shanghai stampede officials 'held accountable' for accident that killed 36, says mayor

The Shanghai New Year's Eve crush that left 36 dead showed "critical neglect", the mayor of the mainland's commercial hub said on Sunday, while insisting that those responsible had been held accountable.

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To restore public trust, there must be true accountability for Shanghai tragedy

Investigations of man-made tragedies should provide answers for the relatives of the victims, ensure accountability from those who failed to prevent them and recommendations that are properly implemented so that there can never be a repeat.

A woman (third left) grieves as she is comforted by other relatives of a New Year's Eve stampede victim. Photo: AP

Party chief dined for free before stampede

Zhou Wei, the Huangpu district party chief who is to be sacked over Shanghai's New Year's Eve stampede, was also found using public funds to pay for an expensive meal minutes before the deadly tragedy.

Families of victims killed in Shanghai stampede to each receive 800,000 yuan compensation

Families of revellers killed in Shanghai's New Year's Eve stampede will each receive 800,000 yuan (HK$1.01 million) in compensation officials announced, after three weeks of silence.

Government officials silent over compensation for victims of the Shanghai stampede disaster

A man lays flowers at the scene of the disaster. Officials have defended the decision to punish only lower-level cadres for negligence. Photo: AP

Update | Four Shanghai officials to be sacked over New Year stampede that killed 36

Blame for the deaths of 36 people in Shanghai on New Year's Eve was placed squarely on the shoulders of Huangpu district officials when the city government released the results of its investigation into the deadly stampede.

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Investigators present their findings on the Shanghai stampede at a press conference yesterday. Photo: Xinhua

Shanghai nixes famed lantern festival after deadly stampede

Search for cause of Shanghai stampede goes on as State Council’s absence from inquiry queried

The Shanghai government says it is still trying to discover the cause of the deadly New Year’s Eve stampede that claimed the lives of 36 people, The Beijing News reports.

Tight security as relatives of Shanghai stampede victims visit disaster site

Dozens of relatives of the people killed in the Shanghai New Year's Eve stampede were taken to the scene of the disaster amid tight security on Tuesday morning.

A distraught relative collapses in grief at the scene of the crush. Photo: Reuters

Teacher apologises after 'their death is good' comments on Shanghai's New Year stampede

A Chinese teacher has apologised and deleted comments on his blog that sparked fury after he wrote 'Their death is good' about Shanghai's deadly New Year's Eve stampede.  

At least 36 people were killed and 49 injured in the stampede after pushing broke out on Shanghai's waterfront on New Year's Eve. Photo: AFP

Families of victims in Shanghai stampede fear lack of answers and compensation

Tragic lessons are no accident

Shanghai's New Year's Eve stampede and a warehouse fire in the Heilongjiang city of Harbin that claimed the lives of five firefighters have been portrayed by officials as accidents.

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Anger after Chinese university says deadly Shanghai stampede vindicated its ban on Christmas

A university in Xian sparked controversy after claiming the deadly New Year stampede in Shanghai had vindicated its earlier decision to ban its students from celebrating Christmas.

China's Modern College of Northwest University, in Xian, says its ban on students celebrating Christmas was 'vindicated' by the New Year's Eve stampede in Shanghai, which killed at least 36 people. Photo: AFP

Chinese families demand release of Shanghai stampede victims' bodies after foreigners' remains are returned

Dozens of relatives of those killed in the Shanghai New Year stampede have protested, demanding that the authorities let them take home the bodies of loved ones.

China police interrogate dozens who dared criticise handling of Shanghai stampede

Shanghai police have interrogated dozens of people who posted comments online about the deadly New Year's Eve stampede, in an apparent drive to contain public criticism against the authorities.

Photographer captures big picture from centre of Shanghai tragedy

A mainland photojournalist at the scene of the New Year's Eve stampede in Shanghai sensed something was wrong minutes before the crush began.

Revellers try to escape the crush in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

Security ring thrown up around square as thousands seek to pay tribute to victims

Police set up a security cordon around Chen Yi Square to control thousands of Shanghai residents and visitors who streamed into the area to pay tribute to victims of the New Year's Eve stampede.

Photo: Reuters

Effective crowd control a must

Tragedy has again tempered a time of hope and optimism with mass mourning. Think of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, the 2012 National Day ferry disaster and the 1992-93 New Year's Eve stampede in Lan Kwai Fong.

Censors suppress Shanghai stampede coverage as blame game begins

Shanghai authorities have brought down a wall of strict censorship on local coverage of Wednesday night’s deadly stampede.

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New | Youths who shouted warnings in Shanghai New Year stampede hailed as heroes

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Youngsters warn of the danger and shout at the crowd to go back. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Shanghai police admit underestimating crowd ahead of New Year's Eve tragedy

Shanghai police admitted yesterday that they underestimated just how many people would crowd into the city's historic riverside area where a New Year's Eve stampede killed at least 36 people.

People place flowers yesterday at the site of a deadly stampede on Shanghai's riverfront. At least 36 people were killed and dozens more were injured in the New Year's Eve tragedy. Photo: EPA

Witnesses tell how Shanghai Bund chaos erupted within minutes

People caught up in the stampede in Shanghai on New Year's Eve said the chaos unfolded quickly, with screams ringing out in the darkness as pushing escalated and panicked revellers began climbing over others in an attempt to escape.

New year gala was much the same as any other

It was not the first time a New Year's Eve spectacular had been staged on Shanghai's historic Bund, nor were the city's police unfamiliar with controlling large crowds.

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