通膨煎熬經濟震盪 巴基斯坦發救濟金引發人群推擠踩踏 釀11死

巴基斯坦連月來飽受通膨及經濟震盪之苦,貨幣幣值暴跌、主要食物價格上漲近50%。巴基斯坦南部大城喀拉蚩今天在發放齋戒月救濟金時,因蜂擁而至的人群引發推擠踩踏,釀成至少11人死亡悲劇。

Police officers stands next to footwear of victims following a stampede that ocurred during a Ramadan alms distribution for people in need, in Karachi on March 31, 2023. - At least nine people were killed in a crowd crush in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi on March 31 as a Ramadan alms donation sparked a stampede in the inflation-hit nation, officials said. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP) (Photo by ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty Images)
(Photo by ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty Images)

當地媒體報導有6具婦人與3具孩童遺體被送至州立阿巴西夏希德( Abbasi Shaheed)醫院;非政府組織國際救援委員會(Rescue)表示另有2具遺體送至其他醫院。警方晚間確認罹難者共11人。

KARACHI, PAKISTAN - MARCH 31: People mourn near dead bodies their relatives at a hospital after at least 11 people, including women and children, were killed and several others injured following a âstampede❠at a free ration distribution point in Pakistanâs southern port city of Karachi on March 31, 2023. (Photo by Sabir Mazhar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(Photo by Sabir Mazhar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

喀拉蚩西側保迪亞(Baldia)鎮的高階警官費達(Fida Janwari)表示,許多窮困的婦女與孩童湧向一處作為救濟金發放點的工廠,引發推擠。費達告訴法新社:「人群隨後因恐慌而開始亂竄、踩踏。」另一地方行政官員表示,當時這間小工廠擠進600到700人。

22歲的法提馬(Fatima Noor)說:「當大門一開,所有人都搶著往前衝。」法提馬的妹妹就死於踩踏意外。

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