Amidst festive celebrations an awful tragedy struck when at least 36 people were killed in a stampede during the New Year's celebrations in Shanghai, which may have been caused by the crowd rushing to grab fake money thrown from a bar balcony. 'Another 47 injured people were hospitalised after the fatal crush in Chen Yi Square in the city's waterfront Bund area, which attracted 300,000 people last New Years Eve and is notorious for severe congestion at major events. The stampede just before midnight is the city's worst disaster since 58 died in an apartment building fire in 2010.' (Daily Mail, 31 December) RD
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