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Chaos erupts as millions fill Hung Kings festival in northern Vietnam

Chaos erupts as millions fill Hung Kings festival in northern Vietnam

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 17:15 GMT+7
Millions of people are seen racing to the top of Nghia Linh Mountain after the barriers were cleared at 8:20 am on April 16, 2016 at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province.
Millions of people are seen racing to the top of Nghia Linh Mountain after the barriers were cleared at 8:20 am on April 16, 2016 at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province.
After the barriers were cleared for 30 minutes, the crowd was still stuck at the temple’s gate at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
After the barriers were cleared for 30 minutes, the crowd was still stuck at the temple’s gate at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
A woman carries a boiled chicken and some sticky rice to offer to Hung Kings at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
A woman carries a boiled chicken and some sticky rice to offer to Hung Kings at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
Millions of people race to the top of Nghia Linh Mountain after the barriers were cleared at 8:20 am on April 16, 2016 at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province.
Millions of people race to the top of Nghia Linh Mountain after the barriers were cleared at 8:20 am on April 16, 2016 at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province.
A woman is helped by police officers after fainting among the crowd at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
A woman is helped by police officers after fainting among the crowd at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
A boy cries as he and his father are stuck in the overwhelming sea of people attending the Hung Kings festival at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016
A boy cries as he and his father are stuck in the overwhelming sea of people attending the Hung Kings festival at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016
A girl cries as she is taken by a police officer away from her parents to a separate place for safety reasons during the Hung Kings festival at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
A girl cries as she is taken by a police officer away from her parents to a separate place for safety reasons during the Hung Kings festival at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
Two boys are taken by police officers to a separate place for safety reasons during the Hung Kings festival at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
Two boys are taken by police officers to a separate place for safety reasons during the Hung Kings festival at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
An old woman is allowed to enter the temple before the barriers are cleared at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
An old woman is allowed to enter the temple before the barriers are cleared at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
A boy cries as his parent hands him to police officers to be taken to a separate place for safety reasons during the Hung Kings festival at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
A boy cries as his parent hands him to police officers to be taken to a separate place for safety reasons during the Hung Kings festival at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
A boy faints and is carried away from the crowd by a volunteer during the Hung Kings festival at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
A boy faints and is carried away from the crowd by a volunteer during the Hung Kings festival at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
A woman faints during the Hung Kings festival at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
A woman faints during the Hung Kings festival at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
Millions of people are seen crowding the foot of Nghia Linh Mountain, waiting to enter the main temple at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.
Millions of people are seen crowding the foot of Nghia Linh Mountain, waiting to enter the main temple at the Hung Temples Relic Site in Phu Tho Province, April 16, 2016.

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