Dozens of senior citizens were injured and one was rushed to the hospital as a result of the stampede
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/10/29
By: Juvina Lai, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — On the morning of October 28 dozens of senior citizens
(By Central News Agency)
suffered injuries and one woman was sent to hospital for dizziness and lack of breath at an event organized by the Taipei City Government.
The city Social Welfare Department held the annual Senior Citizen’s Day activity and organized a hike with Mayor Ko Wen-je starting from Beitou District.
The organization expected a total of 7000 people to show up for the event as mentioned in the press release by the organization. But instead 70,000 people showed up, which stretched the organization to maintain peace and order.
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