'Horrifying’: 35 reported dead after New Year's Eve 'stampede' in Shanghai, China [photos]

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Locals say "hundreds of thousands" people at Shanghai Bund New Year countdown; Police failed to control people flow, then stampede happened

— George Chen (@george_chen) December 31, 2014

A massive crowd celebrating New Year’s Eve in Shanghai has turned tragic:

Photos from friends in Shanghai: Police now take control of accident area where stampede happened on New Year's Eve pic.twitter.com/c8kRTz7nCX

— George Chen (@george_chen) December 31, 2014

BREAKING: SHANGHAI GOV CONFIRMED AT LEAST 35 DIED, 42 INJURED AT STAMPEDE INCIDENT ON BUND ON NEW YR EVE 上海市政府新闻办公室：外滩群众拥挤踩踏事故，目前35人死亡，42人受伤

— George Chen (@george_chen) December 31, 2014

Local media: large number of injured people sent to Shanghai No.1 People's Hospital; SH Police try to maintain order pic.twitter.com/ctTwvGSibX

— George Chen (@george_chen) December 31, 2014

Video from Shanghai stampede scenes on New Year Eve: http://t.co/ttJCvId4Bd (source: local media The Paper 澎湃), so far, 35 deaths confirmed

— George Chen (@george_chen) December 31, 2014

MORE: Rescuers & first responders deployed to the scene to help those wounded in #Shanghai http://t.co/XEZA67sUld http://t.co/SDLcNOfRoE

— RT (@RT_com) December 31, 2014

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#BREAKING Reports of 35 dead, 42 injured in a stampede in #Shanghai at NYE celebration. http://t.co/4C2GefzEqP pic.twitter.com/21ZLea4Ydo

— CGTN America (@cgtnamerica) December 31, 2014

New Year's Eve 2014: At least 35 people killed in crowd crush in Shanghai, China http://t.co/J5xjh8uyJ8 pic.twitter.com/tD9KHOmlHB

— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) December 31, 2014

35 People Reportedly Dead After New Year’s Eve Stampede In Shanghai http://t.co/Srj1QaoXxz pic.twitter.com/nrtdZfmFjk

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) December 31, 2014