Kolkata festival crowd disaster: October 18 report puts deaths at 19
Accident October 17 local time; October 18 11:01 JST report listed 19 dead and 25 injured.
IllustrationTV Asahi reported October 18 morning, citing local media, that 19 people died and 25 were injured in a crowd disaster at a Hindu festival in Kolkata on the 17th. Many reportedly moved toward entrances and exits after a heavy-rain announcement.
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Accident October 17 local time; October 18 11:01 JST report listed 19 dead and 25 injured.
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TV Asahi reported October 18 morning, citing local media, that 19 people died and 25 were injured in a crowd disaster at a Hindu festival in Kolkata on the 17th. Many reportedly moved toward entrances and exits after a heavy-rain announcement.
Witness accounts also mentioned a false rumour of a collapsed altar. Their causal roles were unestablished. Police reportedly detained organisers to investigate. Casualty figures may change; these are the morning report's figures.
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- テレビ朝日：インド東部の祭典会場で群衆事故、19人死亡 ↗Source publication date: 2026-10-18
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