The deadly stampede occurred just before midnight in Chen Yi square on the city's famous Bund waterfront district.
Some survivors say they were standing on the steps leading towards the platform overlooking the Huangpu River when the stampede started.
"We were at the bottom of the steps, and we wanted to go up. At the same time, people at the top of the steps wanted to get down. We were pushed down by the people trying to go down, and then people started to fall down, row by row. "
Most of the deceased are young people and students aged from 16 to 36.
Xia Shujie is the deputy director of Shanghai No.1 Hospital.
"At around 12:05, a large number of the injured arrived at the hospital
