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Emergency responders witnessed the man escaping his car and climbing onto a tree near the riverbank, but rescuers were not able to reach him before he was swept away.

It may be the first time in a long while that homeless people - who typically live in tents in parks or along riverbanks - have a proper resting space, he said.

Burundian troops are monitoring the riverbank in Cibitoke province in the north-west where Congolese families are crossing.

Guests then and since have trampled vegetation, overflowed onto riverbanks and increased erosion while overwhelming parking and other facilities, Yosemite officials said.

The crush reportedly took place after a surge of pilgrims making their way to the Sangam trampled over devotees sleeping near the riverbank.