At least 30 people killed in a crush at the Kumbh Mela in India, the world's biggest religious gathering. Also: Congo shuns peace talks, Mexico braces for mass return of migrants, and the rise of "grief apps".
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I'm Nick Miles, and at 14 Hours GMT on Wednesday 29th January, these are our main stories. There has been a deadly crush at the world's largest religious festival, the Kumbh Mela in northern India. State media in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed that President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend a crisis meeting with his Rwandan counterpart.
Scientists have concluded that climate change was a major factor in the devastating LA world fires.
Also in this podcast, in Mexico... Men in work boots and baseball caps have set up a huge tarpaulin. It's the centrepiece of a tent city intended to house casual labourers, domestic workers, kitchen staff and farmhands.
A nation braces itself for the expected influx of people deported under Donald Trump's crackdown on undocumented migrants. It is the world's largest festival. The Kumbh Mela gathering in India brings together more than 100 million people to bathe at what's considered to be a sacred point on the River Ganges.
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