STORY: 5 dead, many hospitalized due to suspected heatstroke, poor management at Indian Air Force show
SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 7, 2024
DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:28
LOCATION: CHENNAI, India
CATEGORY: OTHERS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the air show
2. various of spectators

STORYLINE:

At least five people died and many were hospitalized due to suspected heatstroke and alleged poor crowd management at an Indian Air Force (IAF) show in the southern Indian city of Chennai, officials said Monday.
   
The show commemorating the IAF's 92nd anniversary was organized at Marina Beach in the city on Sunday and attended by a record 1.5 million people.
   
A New Delhi-based television news channel NDTV said there was no adequate arrangement for drinking water in the spectators' area of the event, which was held on a day when the maximum temperature reached 35 degrees Celsius.
   
Reports said buses and trains were crowded for hours. The rush caused a gridlock around the beach, with spectators having to walk long distances to reach the venue.
   
People also had to walk 3 to 4 kilometers on the jam-packed roads to get public conveyance or pick up their vehicles after the show, reports said

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chennai, India.
(XHTV)