Karbala stampede

Karbala crowd collapse
Karbala
Karbala (Iraq)
Date10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)
LocationKarbala, Iraq
Coordinates32°36′59″N 44°02′01″E / 32.61639°N 44.03361°E / 32.61639; 44.03361
TypeCrowd crush
Deaths31
Non-fatal injuries102

The Karbala stampede occurred on 10 September 2019, 31 people were killed and approximately 100 more were injured in a crowd crush during Ashura processions in Karbala, Iraq. There are conflicting accounts of what caused the crush, one claimed that a walkway collapsed, leading the crowd to panic. Another account stated that one person tripped and fell among the runners and others fell over him.