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.
Kyodo reported that police on duty saw a man being rescued from under a drum float at Saijo Festival around 17:50 on October 17. He was Saijo's deputy mayor and died after hospital transport.