Millions of people jostle to attend the Hung Temple anniversary ceremony

Stuck in the sea of ​​people waiting to go up Nghia Linh mountain (Viet Tri city, Phu Tho), some women fainted, most of the children were scared and cried. The authorities had to carry the children to a cool place to prevent accidents.

On the morning of the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month (April 16), millions of people came to attend the Hung Temple festival. During the incense offering time, crowds crowded at the foot of Nghia Linh mountain to wait to go up to the Hung Temple relic site to worship. Phu Tho police set up two layers of barriers to prevent the flow of people and regulate security.

The sea of ​​people waiting at the foot of the mountain made the atmosphere stifling, many children had to jostle with their parents.

The crowd booed, demanded to open the barrier, and pushed forward, causing many children to cry in fear.

To protect the children, police had to push their way through the crowd to carry hundreds of children forward.

Having to pass through many strangers' hands, in the middle of a noisy crowd, many children were scared and cried.

The soldiers were sweating to maintain order and also acted as "nannies" taking care of the children.

Hundreds of children were separated from the crowd by authorities and taken to an open area near the entrance to rest and wait for their parents.

The crowd stood rooted to the spot, making the atmosphere stifling. The temperature outside was about 28 degrees Celsius.

Some people who were too tired and fainted were taken to fresh air. The organizers predicted that today there would be about 1.5 million visitors coming to pay their respects to their ancestors, bringing the total number of visitors since the beginning of the year to 7 million.

A woman wearing a sun-protective shirt fainted in the crowd, was helped by police to a high place, next to a young man holding a camera, to get some air to breathe, then was taken to the medical department.

Hai (13 years old) from Tu Xa, Lam Thao district and his family went to Hung Temple very early. He and his two younger sisters had to stand apart from the crowd to avoid being jostled. "I have never seen such a large crowd. We probably won't be able to get to the temple by noon," Hai said.

According to VNE