Indonesia stampede leaves 21 dead

At least 21 people have been killed and several others have been injured in a stampede in Indonesia, according to local officials and media reports.

The crush happened as people waited for charity handouts from a wealthy family in the East Javan town of Pasuruan.

The cash handouts, of about $4 per person, are a tradition during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.

Television footage showed women screaming as they were pushed into a fence by the crowd.

Under a system known as Zakat, wealthy muslims are required to give away a portion of their money to the poor every year.

There were 10,000 people in the crowd waiting to be given money from a rich family according to Indonesia's state news agency.

Some people collapsed because of a lack of oxygen and others were trampled, the agency said, adding that injured people were being treated in hospital.

Isn't this just sad?

Just for that $4, people are willing to risk their life :S