Women`s protest marches against Donald |
Hundreds of thousands of women, supported by a smaller number of men, gathered in dozens of cities across North America on Jan 21 to march in opposition to US President Donald Trump the day after the maverick Republican took office. A look at how the crowds of protesters, many wearing the marches` signature pink hats, shaped up in some of the largest cities in North America. In Washington DC ,organizers of the march in the nation`s capital had told police they expected 200,000 people to attend, but reporters covering the event said it appeared bigger than that, with a dense crowd stretching for about a mile (1.6 km) through the heart of the capital. Organizers said early estimates pointed to more than 1 million, while police and the Park Service declined to give numbers. Crowds pushed the Metro subway system to its limits, with some end-of-line stations temporarily turning away riders when parking lots filled and platforms became too crowded. In Los Angeles, organizers pinning the crowd at 750,000 and Los Angeles police saying it was as big or bigger than the 2006 pro-immigration march that drew 500,000. In New York City, some 400,000 people filled Midtown Manhattan, according to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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