Chennai Air Present Mishap: The spectacular show of 72 plane at Chennai’s Marina Seaside on Sunday turned tragic for some spectators, as not less than 5 folks died attributable to causes like excessive exhaustion, PTI reported. Round 200 others have been hospitalized, primarily for dehydration.
A senior police official cited by the information company mentioned that one particular person died on the beachfront, whereas 4 others handed away in close by areas. He confirmed that each one 5 have been among the many 1.5 million spectators gathered alongside the several-kilometer stretch of shoreline to witness the Indian Air Drive’s prowess.
In an announcement from the Tamil Nadu authorities, cited by ANI, authorities confirmed that each one sufferers admitted to Royapettah and Omandurar hospitals have been discharged, with solely two remaining in secure situation at Rajiv Gandhi Hospital. The assertion denied any claims that crowd mismanagement was accountable for the deaths.
Chennai | No inpatients in Royapettah and Omandurar – all are discharged. Two inpatients in Rajiv Gandhi Hospital attributable to some well being points, each are secure. There isn’t any loss of life attributable to crowd or mismanagement: Tamil Nadu Authorities
— ANI (@ANI) October 7, 2024
A number of footage surfaced from the incident website, the place emergency employees will be seen carrying unconscious individuals in stretchers to close by shelters. Over 30 folks have been rushed to close by authorities hospitals with signs of dehydration.
Visitors Gridlock, Overcrowded Trains and Buses After Chennai IAF Present
Following the IAF air present, main arterial roads close to the seaside have been closely congested, with native trains, together with the MRTS, Metro, and buses, packed to capability.
The bus cease at Anna Sq., positioned close to the occasion venue, was overwhelmed by giant crowds. As a consequence of site visitors restrictions, many needed to stroll vital distances to succeed in buses or practice stations.
Though a stampede-like scenario briefly occurred as 1000’s tried to exit concurrently, police reported that they managed to manage the group and guarantee secure passage for ambulances.
#WATCH | Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Fighter plane Sukhoi Su-30MKI takes half within the Air Present organised forward of the upcoming 92nd Air Drive Day, as CM MK Stalin, Air Drive Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, and a lot of spectators look on.
Supply: Tamil Nadu DIPR/ IAF pic.twitter.com/Ejkr1uFHqg
— ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2024
BJP, AIADMK Slam Tamil Nadu Authorities
AIADMK chief Kovai Sathyan on Sunday demanded the resignation of the Tamil Nadu Well being Minister Ma Subramanian by labelling the incident a ‘full mismanagement.’ He blamed the federal government’s ‘incompetency’ for the Chennai Air Present incident.
“When you might have an incompetent particular person as your chief minister, his counsel of ministers may even be incompetent. You can’t settle for a greater end result than this,” the AIADMK chief mentioned including that Chief Minister MK Stalin watched the occasion peacefully with household whereas frequent man struggled.
“In entrance of my eyes, youngsters have been falling. There was no public tackle system that might information the folks. There have been no cubicles giving water and there was no medical help,” he added.
“Ma Subramanian has anybody aspect of empathy and self-consciousness he ought to resign because the well being minister,” Sathyan asserted.
Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai criticized the DMK authorities for its alleged failure to make sufficient preparations for the upcoming 92nd Inauguration Day celebrations, accusing the administration of negligence in making certain primary services.
In a submit on X, BJP chief Annamalai expressed his shock over the incident and held the DMK authorities accountable. “I used to be shocked to listen to that 5 folks died attributable to crowding and greater than 200 folks have been injured and admitted to the hospital for remedy through the IAF ‘AIR Present’ program held at Chennai Marina Seaside. The one motive for that is that the DMK authorities has not taken care of the protection of the general public with out offering primary services and sufficient transport preparations for the general public who got here to witness the IAF Air Present,” Annamalai acknowledged in his submit.
