2014 Shanghai stampede

January 2022 Deadly crush of people at a new year celebration 2014 Shanghai stampede zh 2014 年跨年夜上海外滩陈毅广场踩踏事件 2014 Shanghai stampede.JPG Aftermath 2014 12 31 y The Bund, Shanghai, China 23:35 BJT UTC+8 31 14 16.9 N 121 29 10.1 E inline 49 36 On 31 December 2014, a deadly crush occurred in Shanghai, near Chen Yi Square on the Bund, where around 300,000 people had gathered for the new year celebration. Thirty-six people were killed and another 49 were injured, and of those 49 injured, 13 were injured seriously. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-30646918 Shanghai new year crush kills 35 BBC News 31 December 2014 31 December 2014 Cause The incident began at about 23:35 local time on New Year's Eve. The crush centered on a stairway leading up to a viewing platform overlooking the river. Some people were trying to climb to the platform while others were trying to go down, causing panic and confusion. People standing on the steps to the viewing platform began to fall down the stairs, collapsing into each other.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/sequence-of-errors-led-to-shanghai-stampede/2015/01/03/b537ec82-9384-11e4-a900-9960214d4cd7_story.html Sequence of errors led to Shanghai stampede Washington Post There were reports that a planned New Year's light show had been canceled at the last minute and that the crowd control measures required for such a show were not in place. Rumors of cash coupons right 300px Video zh Early reports stated that people were throwing cash coupons resembling U.S. dollars into the crowd.zh:上海踩踏事故原因仍在调查中 确认有人现场撒钱 http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2015/01-01/6929287.shtml 1 January 2015 中国广播网 中国新闻网 1 January 2015 Chinese One of the victims stated that cash coupons were thrown onto the street from a bar and that several of the people had rushed to grab them.Shanghai New Year's Eve stampede kills 35 after fake money thrown from building https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-stampede-idUSKBN0K916W20150101 Adam Jourdan 1 January 2014 Reuters Shanghai 1 January 2015 However, the Shanghai police later denied social media reports that the stampede was triggered by people stopping to pick up coupons, saying that "video footage showed that the bills had been thrown after the crush took place".Shanghai crush: Xi Jinping orders new year investigation https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-30650539 BBC 2 January 2015 An 18-year-old witness told news portal Sina: "I've seen people saying that the stampede happened because people were throwing fake money. But I don't think that's the main reason — there was so much distance, there's no way the money could have blown over to the viewing platform."Shanghai: dozens killed and injured in stampede at new year celebrations https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/31/shanghai-35-people-killed-42-injured-new-year-crush 1 January 2015 The Guardian Rescue thumb|right|Site near the stampede on 1 January thumb|right|A mourner lays flowers for the victims At approximately 23:50, people started to realize the danger and began to retreat from the crowd.https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2015-01-01/063131350818.shtml zh:上海外滩踩踏事故时间还原 Netease 1 January 2015 Chinese The police at the scene also started to instruct people to evacuate from the second level. At 23:55, police and citizens had formed a wall to make way for ambulances.http://edu.qq.com/a/20150101/021013.htm zh:上海外滩踩踏现场：有人自发手拉手维持秩序 Tencent 1 January 2015 Chinese 2 January 2015 1 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150101090518/http://edu.qq.com/a/20150101/021013.htm dead The injured were then sent to local hospitals. After the incident, the government of Shanghai formed a working group to coordinate the rescue, led by mayor Yang Xiong.http://www.shanghai.gov.cn/shanghai/node2314/node2315/node4411/u21ai966619.html zh:上海成立工作组处置外滩踩踏事件 Government of Shanghai 1 January 2015 Chinese 2 January 2015 1 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150101200726/http://www.shanghai.gov.cn/shanghai/node2314/node2315/node4411/u21ai966619.html dead The identities of all victims were confirmed, according to the local government.http://society.people.com.cn/n/2015/0103/c1008-26315230.html zh:上海外滩踩踏事件36位遇难者名单全部公布 People's Daily 3 January 2015 Chinese The youngest victim was 12 years old. As a result of the stampede, similar New Year celebration events on 31 December 2014 were cancelled. January 2022 Response Central government President and General Secretary of the Communist Party Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang ordered the Shanghai government to "go all out" in its rescue efforts.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2015-01/01/c_133891176.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20150102063717/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2015-01/01/c_133891176.htm dead 2 January 2015 Xi demands immediate investigation into Shanghai stampede Xinhuanet 2 January 2015 2 January 2015 Chinese On 1 January, Xi and Li called for an immediate investigation into the source of the incident. Xi Jinping also said a profound lesson should be learned from the incident. Shanghai government The local government cancelled all New Year celebration activities on 1 January, including the New Year's marathon and Shanghai Tower light show.杨静 http://sh.eastday.com/m/20150101/u1ai8518140.html 外滩陈毅广场发生踩踏事件 上海取消元旦所有跨年活动 1 January 2015 Eastday.com 1 January 2015 1 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150101091312/http://sh.eastday.com/m/20150101/u1ai8518140.html deadhttp://www.sh.xinhuanet.com/2015-01/01/c_133891046.htm zh:外滩陈毅广场发生踩踏事件 上海取消元旦所有跨年活动 Chinese 1 January 2015 Xinhuanet 2 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150101091351/http://www.sh.xinhuanet.com/2015-01/01/c_133891046.htm 1 January 2015 dead Guyi Garden, Fangta Garden and Yu Garden's Lantern Festival were also cancelled.Xinmin Evening News http://news.163.com/15/0110/14/AFJUCTCT00014AED.html 本市取消豫园等三大灯会 10 January 2015 Netease 11 January 2015 On the morning of the 1st, citizens mourned for the victims at the Bund.http://society.people.com.cn/n/2015/0101/c1008-26310392.html zh:上海市民自发在外滩祭奠逝者 People's Daily 1 January 2015 Chinese Media This stampede was front page on local newspapers on the morning of 1 January.东方早报 - 2015年1月1日 - 封面https://archive.today/20150105050741/http://wenhui.news365.com.cn/html/2014-01/01/node_2.htm 文汇报 - 2015年1月1日 - 封面 The media needed to seek authorization for reporting the incident, which was impossible to obtain at midnight.http://chengde.house.163.com/15/0104/10/AF418KM402520GHQ.html 上海踩踏事件敲响纸媒丧钟 3 January 2015 163.com 4 January 2015 4 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150104183440/http://chengde.house.163.com/15/0104/10/AF418KM402520GHQ.html dead The official WeChat account of local government released relevant news at 9 a.m. the next day.上海发布 - 外滩陈毅广场昨夜发生拥挤踩踏事故，致数十人伤亡 Media reports indicated that the cancellation of a planned light show led to a reduction in the number of police assigned to the event, resulting in only 700 police officers (as compared to 6000 in 2013) at the scene. However, the crowd was no smaller than in previous years, possibly because a scaled-down version of the light show was being held at a different venue with a similar name. Media outlets have faced criticism for publishing personal information posted online by victims or their families.https://www.ibtimes.com/shanghai-stampede-chinese-media-criticized-amid-conflicting-reports-confusion-1772692 Shanghai Stampede: Chinese Media Criticized Amid Conflicting Reports And Confusion 3 January 2015 International Business Times See also 1987 Shanghai stampede References 2 External links Special report on NetEase Category:2014 disasters in China Category:2014 in Shanghai Category:Human stampedes in 2014 Category:New Year celebrations Category:December 2014 in China Category:Human stampedes in China