New | Youths who shouted warnings in Shanghai New Year stampede hailed as heroes
Group of youngsters shouted to warn crowds of the danger and to clear the area on the Bund
A group of young people who tried to stop the riverside stampede in Shanghai on New Year’s Eve that killed 36 people have been praised on social media in China, with internet users saying their actions saved many lives.
A video has been widely shared online showing youngsters shouting to people crowding to see a light show on the Bund to “Go back” and waving their hands to signal to New Year revellers to move away from the area.
Watch: Young heroes save lives during New Year's Eve stampede in Shanghai
One of the young people, who identified himself only as Xiaojun, said he and three friends were on the viewing platform overlooking the river where the crush occurred, the Xinmin Evening News in Shanghai reported.
They saw people were pushing backwards and forwards as they tried to get to the platform and realised that people may have fallen.
“We saw several people standing around us yelling “Go Back”,” he said, and others joined in trying to warn people of the danger.
