Nyamiha stampede explained

Nyamiha Stampede
Date:	30 May 1999
Place:	Minsk, Belarus
Reported Death(S):	53

The Nyamiha stampede took place at Nyamiha metro station in Minsk, Belarus. On May 30, 1999, a sudden thunderstorm caused a number of young people to race for shelter during an open-air concert nearby. The stampede was funneled into the blocked underpass of the metro station and many people (mostly young women) were killed in the ensuing crowd crush when they started slipping on the wet pavement, falling, and trampling each other.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The official death toll was 53.

Belarus had a three-day mourning period after the event.

Notes and References

1. News: 31 May 1999 . Belarus stampede kills 54 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816042244/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/356828.stm . 16 August 2022 . 22 June 2018 . BBC News.
2. Tragedii͡a︡ na Nemige fakty, svidetelʹstva, kommentarii : Minsk 30 mai͡a︡ 1999 goda Tatʹi͡a︡na Revi͡a︡ko, Polina Stepanenko. Published 2000 by GTD in Minsk, Vilʹni͡u︡s . Written in Russian.
3. Web site: 29 May 2009 . Трагедия на Немиге: как подземный переход стал туннелем смерти . Tragedy on Nemiga: how the underpass became a tunnel of death . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160311112405/http://gazetaby.com/cont/art.php?sn_nid=21567 . 11 March 2016 . 22 June 2018 . Gazetaby.com . ru.