Human stampede in Bolivia after police raid on nightclub

Dozens of people were injured after a stampede broke out during a police raid on a nightclub operating illegally in Bolivia in the early hours of Saturday.

Despite measures banning mass gatherings to avoid the spread of the coronavirus, authorities reported more than 150 were inside the disco.

Mayor of Quillacollo Alfonso Berzain said the owners of the place "got scared and closed the doors in an irresponsible way," which caused the human avalanche when started getting out.

Administrators and workers were arrested by the police.

To date, Bolivia reported 218,299 COVID-19 cases and 10,439 deaths according to Johns Hopkins University.