Terror, 'chaos' as India stampede kills 121 worshippers

Slippers are pictured where a stampede killed at least 121 people at a religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh state, India, July 3, 2024. [AFP]

Survivors of India's deadliest stampede in over a decade has recalled the horror of being crushed at a vastly overcrowded Hindu religious gathering that left 121 people dead.

A police report said more than 250,000 people attended the event in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state, more than triple the 80,000 organisers had permission for.