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![The photo shows a stampede scene in the Bund as people celebrate New Year in Shanghai, Jan 1, 2015. Thirty-five people were killed and 42 injured. [Photo/ Wang Jia]](http://www.ecns.cn/2015/0101/2015118145.jpg "The photo shows a stampede scene in the Bund as people celebrate New Year in Shanghai, Jan 1, 2015. Thirty-five people were killed and 42 injured. [Photo/ Wang Jia]")
New Year celebrations in the bund area went astray late Wednesday night as a stampede resulted in 35 people dead and 43 injured in east China's Shanghai.
The accident happened on the Chenyi Square of Shanghai's bund area at around 11:35 pm.
A witness said that some coupons that looked like "dollar bill" were being thrown from a building's third-floor window near the Bund and people standing along the river bank started to scramble for these coupons.
The city has set up a working team for rescue operations and to deal with the aftermath.
Cause of the accident is under investigation.
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