
At least 35 revelers were killed and 42 others injured in a stampede at New Year celebrations late Wednesday in Shanghai, local authorities confirmed.
The tragedy happened on a crowded square of Shanghai's gleaming Bund area at around 11:35 p.m. There are 25 female among the deceased whose ages range from 16 to 36, said the authorities of Shanghai, a metropolis home to a population of over 23 million.
Most of the injured are youths at around 20 years old with a majority of them being female. There are also college students and children, medical sources told Xinhua.
Police are investigating the cause of the stampede.
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