At Least 40 Trampled to Death at Israeli Religious Celebration

Forty-five people were crushed to death and more than 150 injured in a stampede early Friday morning during an ultra-Orthodox religious festival at Mt. Meron in northern Israel, Haaretz newspaper reported. The stampede occurred during the celebrations of Lag BaOmer, the first mass religious gathering to be held legally since Israel lifted nearly all pandemic restrictions. So how do you protect yourself from being crushed in a stampede if you find yourself trapped in a large crowd?