Worst disaster caused by mass panic
- Who
- , Chongqing
- What
- 4000 people
- Where
- China (Chongqing)
- When
- 06 June 1941
At an air-raid shelter in Chongqing, China c. 4,000 people were killed on 6 Jun 1941. The crowd were leaving the shelter after an air-raid when the warning siren sounded again. The 4000 deaths were due to suffocation and trampling as the crowd tried to return to the shelter.