官员称，印度东部一场印度教宗教节日发生的“踩踏”事件已造成至少17人死亡、25人受伤。
A “stampede” during a Hindu religious festival in eastern India has killed at least 17 people and injured 25, officials said.
西孟加拉邦首席部长苏文都·阿迪卡里（Suvendu Adhikari）对记者表示，周六在加尔各答北部发生的灾难中，一名七岁女童遇难。“目前已确认六具尸体身份，”阿迪卡里说。
A seven-year-old girl was among the fatalities in Saturday’s disaster in north Kolkata in West Bengal, the state’s Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told reporters.
警方称，伤者已从一处杜尔迦节临时棚屋（pandal）送往医院。杜尔迦节是供奉女神杜尔迦雕像的节日，吸引了成千上万信徒。
“Six bodies have so far been identified,” Adhikari said.
一份警方声明称，踩踏事件发生在傍晚，原因是“降雨期间大量棚屋参观者聚集”。
Police said the injured were taken to hospital from a Durga Puja pandal, a temporary pavilion housing idols of the goddess Durga at a festival which attracts thousands of devotees.
一名现场高级警官告诉法新社，下雨后一则通告引发了“骚动”，“棚屋外等待的人群推搡、拉扯并向前冲，摔倒在地，导致踩踏事件发生。”
A police statement said the stampede happened in the evening due to “heavy crowds of pandal hoppers amid rainfall”.
印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪（Narendra Modi）将该事件描述为“令人悲痛”。“向遇难者家属致以哀悼。祝愿伤者早日康复。西孟加拉邦政府正为受影响家庭提供一切可能的帮助，”莫迪在社交媒体上写道。
A senior police official at the scene told the AFP news agency that an announcement caused “commotion” after it started raining and the “crowd waiting outside the pandal [pavilion] was pushing, pulling and rushing forward and fell on the ground, leading to the stampede.”
莫迪办公室宣布，为遇难者亲属提供20万卢比（约合2106美元）的赔偿，每名伤者提供5万卢比（约合527美元）。
Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the incident as “saddening.”“Condolences to the bereaved families. Wishing the injured a speedy recovery. The West Bengal Government is providing all possible help to the affected families,” Modi wrote onModi’s office announced a compensation payment of 200,000 rupees ($2,106) for the next of kin of those who died and 50,000 rupees ($527) each for the injured.
内政部长阿米特·沙（Amit Shah）表示，“政府正在确保为伤者提供一切可能的医疗设施。”印度大型活动（如宗教节日）中致命人群事件频发，往往是由于管理不善和安全疏忽所致。
Interior Minister Amit Shah said the “administration is ensuring that all possible medical facilities are being provided to the injured.”Deadly crowd incidents happen frequently at Indian mass events, such as religious festivals, often due to poor management and safety lapses.
去年，印度库姆布节（Kumbh Mela）宗教集市发生踩踏事件，造成30人死亡、数人受伤。在班加罗尔，当地板球队首次夺得印度超级联赛冠军的庆祝活动中，11名球迷被踩死。
Last year, a stampede at India’s Kumbh Mela religious fair killed 30 people and injured several others. In Bengaluru, 11 fans were crushed to death during celebrations for the local cricket team’s first Indian Premier League title.
在泰米尔纳德邦南部，一场受欢迎的演员转型为政客的竞选集会发生踩踏事件，造成36人死亡。2024年，在北方邦北部的一次印度教宗教聚会期间，有121人丧生。
In southern Tamil Nadu state, 36 people were killed in a stampede at a campaign rally for a popular actor-turned-politician In 2024, 121 people were killed in northern Uttar Pradesh state during a Hindu religious gathering.