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One hundred and thirty-five are killed in a human crush following a football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java, Indonesia.
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Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster
2022 association football match disaster
On 1 October 2022, a fatal crowd crush occurred following an association football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia. Following a loss by home side Arema to their rivals Persebaya Surabaya, around 3,000 Arema supporters invaded the pitch. Police…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Crowd collapses and crushes
Type of disaster that occurs due to overcrowding
Crowd collapses and crowd crushes are catastrophic incidents that occur when a body of people becomes dangerously overcrowded. When numbers are up to about five people per square meter, the environment may feel cramped but manageable; when numbers reach between eight and ten…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kanjuruhan Stadium
Stadium in Malang Regency, Indonesia
Kanjuruhan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia. It was primarily used for football matches. The stadium held 21,603 spectators. It was the home ground of Arema, a football team in Liga 1, together with Persekam Metro Kabupaten Malang of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
East Java
Province in Java, Indonesia
East Java is a province of Indonesia located in the easternmost third of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern and southern coasts, respectively, while the narrow Bali Strait to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Indonesia
Country in Southeast Asia and Oceania
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea, Indonesia is the world's largest…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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