Zambia: Nine Die in Stampede

NINE people, including a seven-month-old baby were yesterday crashed to death while six others were seriously injured in Mpulungu in a stampede involving job-seekers.

Business in the Northern Province town, virtually came to a standstill when word went round that some people had died in a stampede.

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