CNN) -- The death toll from the stampede at a German music festival is at 19, police in Duisburg, Germany, said Sunday.
The number of people injured when chaos broke out at Saturday's "Love Parade 2010" has also risen -- to 400, police said.
"The Love Parade was supposed to be a peaceful and joyful festival for young people from the region and beyond," said Duisburg's Senior Mayor Adolf Sauerland.
"Now this event must unfortunately be considered to be one of the great tragedies in the contemporary history of the city. I am deeply shaken".
He said the city had put in place a "solid security plan" and must now begin an investigation into why the incident occurred.
Carsten Lueb of CNN affiliate NTV said that some 1.4 million people showed up at the popular festival, which features dozens of DJs spinning techno music for hours.
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