Local officials say at least 38 people are feared to have died as site in Prayagraj where world’s largest religious gathering is taking place

The Times of India reports that ambulances have rushed to the scene in Prayagraj, home to the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers.

“Some people have got injured and have been hospitalised after a barrier broke at the Sangam [confluence]. We are yet to have the exact count of those injured,” one official was quoted by the paper as saying.