Hindu Pilgrims Drown After Dam Is Opened
From Times Wire Reports
At least 58 Hindu pilgrims bathing in a central Indian river during a religious festival drowned after the gates of a dam were opened about 15 miles away, police said. They said some of the bodies were recovered nearly five miles from where the water had hit them.
Almost 100,000 Hindus had assembled Saturday night for the annual festival along the banks of the Narmada River in the town of Dharaji.
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