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The Bund, renowned for its pre-Chinese revolution architecture, is the former financial district of the country’s commercial hub and now a popular tourist destination, packed with high-end restaurants and expensive boutiques.
The Bund stands on the opposite bank of the Huangpu river from Pudong, the concentration of towering skyscrapers that epitomises Shanghai’s role at the heart of China’s economic boom.
The square where the stampede occurred is named for Chen Yi, the first mayor of the city after the Communist Party took power in 1949.
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Shanghai student’s life comes to tragic end at New Year’s countdown
Du Yijun, in her second year at Fudan University, went to square with boyfriend
Du Yijun was one of many university students who headed to Shanghai’s Chen Yi Square for the New Year countdown, but she did not survive to see in 2015.
The 20-year-old second-year student from prestigious Fudan University lost her life when celebration turned to disaster.
Du hailed from Yunnan province and was studying at Fudan’s school of social development and public policy. She was the chairwoman of the university’s Yanxi Han clothing association, a student body to promote traditional Chinese costumes.
According to classmates’ posts on the social network Renren.com, Du went to the square with her boyfriend. The boyfriend called a roommate after the stampede to say he couldn’t find Du.
Mainland media reports said Du was pronounced dead at Huangpu District Central Hospital. Her parents had been informed and would fly to Shanghai as soon as possible, reports said.
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TRAGEDY AT THE BUND FOR A MALAYSIAN..She died. Her cousin is in hospital.
一對來自大馬的表姐妹週三晚到上海外灘參加倒數活動時，因當地發生“人踩人”事件而遭殃及，較後，大馬外交部證實，原本在當地浙江大學深造的21歲表妹陳蔚因重傷而不治，而湊巧到上海旅遊的表姐黃慧瑜則因重傷而被送院就醫。http://bit.ly/1EOeQAy
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There were 150,000 revellers.
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ONE MALAYSIAN IS DEAD! The name is withheld until the family has been notified.
One of the injured is Malaysian. She is Ooi Hooi Yi, 20.
PETALING JAYA: The Foreign Ministry confirmed that a Malaysian was killed in the stampede at Chen Yi Square, Shanghai on New Year’s Eve.
Wisma Putra said in a statement late Thursday that the victim, believed to be a student in a university in Hangzhou, could not be named until the family had been informed.
“Efforts are undertaken to inform the victim’s family in Malaysia,” the ministry said.
The statement said another Malaysian, Ooi Hooi Yi, 20, was injured in the incident that killed 35 people and injured 48 others.
“She was given medical attention at the Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai.
“Officers from Consulate General Malaysia in Shanghai had visited her at the hospital and reported that she is in a stable condition,” the statement said.
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People’s Daily,China Death toll of fatal #ShanghaiStampede rose to 36 as of Thu pm, and injured rose to 47, local authorities said.
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Wall Street Journal Shanghai stampede death toll rises to at least 36; accounts vary on cause http://on.wsj.com/1trC5WS
At least 35 dead, 42 injured in Shanghai New Year’s stampede http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/At-least-35-dead-42-injured-in-Shanghai-New-Years-stampede/articleshow/45711717.cms …
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JUST IN: #Shanghai stampede: One more person reported dead; death toll now 36, 47 injured http://bit.ly/1xADqOZ
Shanghai, China Stampede: New Year’s Eve Stampede 35 Killed , Dozens More Injured || VIDEO
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Shanghai New Year’s Eve stampede: distraught families …
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#Shanghai stampede: China’s top leaders order thorough probe http://bit.ly/1D6Nr8h
…BEIJING – China’s top leaders have ordered officials to provide assistance and investigate thoroughly a stampede at a New Year’s Eve countdown party in Shanghai that left at least 35 people dead and 48 injured.
The cause of the stampede has yet to be confirmed, but local media and witnesses said the tragedy was caused when people tried picking up fake money thrown from a building.
Those killed included 10 males and 25 females aged between 16 and 36 years old, state media reported. Those injured include three Taiwanese and one Malaysian.
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Shanghai stampede: 35 killed, more than 40 injured at New Year event in Bund district
RT @STForeignDesk: China #NewYear stampede kills 35 in #Shanghai: city government http://bit.ly/1AiFj51
…SHANGHAI – A stampede by New Year’s revellers on Shanghai’s historic waterfront killed 35 people and injured some 43 people, the city government said early Thursday.
State media said the incident happened at 11.35 pm local time on the Chenyi Square of Huangpu District around the Bund, a busy waterfront area in central Shanghai, where people gathered to usher in the New Year.
Shanghai-based The Paper reported that coupons that looked like US dollars were thrown from the 18th floor of a high-rise building for about three minutes before the stampede happened. Wu Tao, who saved an injured woman, told The Paper that the coupons led to temporary chaos on the ground.
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A photo on the website of the Shanghai Daily newspaper showed what appeared to be dead and injured people lying on the ground with crowds still in the background.
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Reports say fake money was thrown from a nightclub before fatal #Shanghai stampede http://www.theage.com.au/world/new-years-eve-stampede-in-shanghai-kills-dozens-20141231-12gauu.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nc&eid=socialn:twi-13omn1677-edtrl-other:nnn-17/02/2014-edtrs_socialshare-all-nnn-nnn-vars-o&sa=D&usg=ALhdy28zsr6qiq …
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35 killed, 42 injured in Shanghai New Year’s stampede http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1672633/least-35-dead-42-injured-shanghai-new-years-stampede …
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RT @STForeignDesk: #Shanghai stampede: Most of the injured are students – Xinhua http://bit.ly/1xADqOZ
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WSJ Asia At least 35 dead, 40 injured in Shanghai during a New Year’s Eve midnight countdown http://on.wsj.com/1K2U7ct
#Shanghai stampede: President Xi orders immediate investigation http://bit.ly/1vHmWBz
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