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At least 17 dead in crush at Hindu festival event in India

By BBC World · Published by Everything Blog

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The tragic incident at the Hindu festival event in Kolkata, India, resulted in 17 deaths and 25 injuries, prompting a stampede during sudden rainfall. The incident is not the first deadly event at religious festivals in India, as two years ago, 121 people were killed in a Hindu gathering in Uttar Pradesh. The West Bengal Chief Minister confirmed 17 deaths and 25 injuries, while the Indian Prime Minister described it as a "tragic" event.

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The tragic incident at the Hindu festival event in Kolkata, India, resulted in 17 deaths…: The tragic incident at the Hindu festival event in Kolkata, India, resulted in 17 deaths and 25 injuries.
The incident occurred during sudden rainfall prompting a surge of people seeking shelter.: The incident occurred during sudden rainfall prompting a surge of people seeking shelter.
The death toll includes a seven-year-old girl, and 25 people were injured.: The death toll includes a seven-year-old girl, and 25 people were injured.

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At least 17 people have been killed and many more injured in a crush at an event in the Indian city of Kolkata to mark the Hindu festival of Durga Puja, officials say.

The incident occurred during sudden rainfall, which witnesses say prompted a surge of people to try to seek shelter.

West Bengal's Chief Minister Suvendhu Adhikari said a seven-year-old girl was among the dead, and that 25 people were being treated for injuries.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described it as a "tragic" incident and said the regional government was providing help to affected families.

Six of the dead have been identified, Adhikari said.

A senior police official told the AFP news agency that an announcement caused "commotion" after it started raining and the crowd started "pushing, pulling and rushing forward and fell on the ground, leading to the stampede.".

Deadly crowd incidents, including during religious festivals, are not uncommon in India due to poor management and lack of adequate safety precautions.

Two years ago, 121 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh during a Hindu religious gathering.

Original source: www.bbc.co.uk

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The tragic incident at the Hindu festival event in Kolkata, India, resulted in 17 deaths…: The tragic incident at the Hindu festival event in Kolkata, India, resulted in 17 deaths and 25 injuries.
The incident occurred during sudden rainfall prompting a surge of people seeking shelter.: The incident occurred during sudden rainfall prompting a surge of people seeking shelter.
The death toll includes a seven-year-old girl, and 25 people were injured.: The death toll includes a seven-year-old girl, and 25 people were injured.

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The tragic incident at the Hindu festival event in Kolkata, India, resulted in 17 deaths…: The tragic incident at the Hindu festival event in Kolkata, India, resulted in 17 deaths and 25 injuries.
The incident occurred during sudden rainfall prompting a surge of people seeking shelter.: The incident occurred during sudden rainfall prompting a surge of people seeking shelter.
The death toll includes a seven-year-old girl, and 25 people were injured.: The death toll includes a seven-year-old girl, and 25 people were injured.

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