A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the northern city of Prayagraj.

At least 30 dead in crowd crush at world’s largest religious festival in India - Indian authorities have released an official statement on the death toll but it is expected to rise

Several people are feared dead and scores of others injured in a "stampede-like" situation at the Maha Kumbh mela in Prayagraj today. How have authorities reacted and what is the current situation? Here's what we know,