Rain-triggered crowd crush at Kolkata Durga Puja event kills at least 17
At least 17 people have died and many more have been injured in a crowd crush at a Durga Puja event in Kolkata, officials say. The incident happened during sudden rain, when people rushed to find shelter, and has renewed attention on crowd safety at large public gatherings.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendhu Adhikari said a seven-year-old girl was among the dead, 25 people were receiving treatment and six victims had been identified. A police official said an announcement sparked commotion as the rain began, followed by pushing and people falling. India has seen other deadly crowd incidents, including one at a religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh two years ago that killed 121 people.
- At least 17 people died in a crush at a Kolkata festival event.
- Sudden rain prompted people to rush for shelter.
- Officials reported 25 injured people being treated.
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Originally published by BBC World as “At least 17 dead in crush at Hindu festival event in India”.