加尔各答：据官员和印度媒体报道，周六（10月17日），印度东部发生踩踏事故，导致至少19人死亡、20多人受伤。事故发生在一场印度教宗教活动中，当时突然下起了大雨。
KOLKATA: At least 19 people were killed and two dozen more injured on Saturday (Oct 17) in eastern India after a stampede that occurred during sudden rainfall at a Hindu religious gathering, officials and Indian media said.
西孟加拉邦首席部长苏文杜·阿迪卡里对记者表示，遇难者中包括一名7岁的女孩；另有25人在加尔各答举行的杜尔迦节（Durga Puja）期间，在一个临时搭建的宗教场所外因踩踏事故而受伤。“目前已确认6具遇难者的身份，”阿迪卡里说。
West Bengal's Chief Minister Suvendhu Adhikari told reporters the fatalities included a seven-year-old girl, adding that 25 other people were injured outside a pavilion "in a stampede" at the Hindu festival of Durga Puja in the city of Kolkata. "Six bodies have so far been identified," Adhikari said.
当地电视台报道称，事故发生在加尔各答吉里什公园（Girish Park）地区的出口处。由于大雨导致人群拥挤，大量信徒试图离开现场，从而引发了踩踏事件。
The incident occurred at the exit gate in Kolkata's Girish Park area after heavy rain led to overcrowding as large numbers of devotees attempted to leave the venue, local TV said.
现场的一位高级警官告诉法新社：“当晚开始下雨后，一项官方公告引发了人群的恐慌；等待在临时宗教场所外的信徒们互相推挤、拉扯，最终导致踩踏事故的发生。”
A senior police official at the scene told AFP an announcement caused "commotion" after it started raining at night and the "crowd waiting outside the pandal (pavilion) was pushing, pulling and rushing forward and fell on the ground, leading to the stampede".
事故发生后，医护人员用担架将受伤者（其中包括一名警察）送往当地医院。许多遇难者的亲属悲痛欲绝，相互扶持着悼念亲人。
Afterwards, medics were seen moving injured people on stretchers, including a police officer, into a local hospital. Several relatives of victims cried and held one another as they mourned the loss of loved ones.
杜尔迦节是西孟加拉邦每年举行的多日印度教节日，期间会有大量信徒聚集在临时搭建的宗教场所（称为“pandals”）内，这些场所内供奉着杜尔迦女神的雕像。
Durga Puja, a multi-day annual Hindu festival in the state of West Bengal, draws huge crowds to temporary structures known as pandals that house idols of the goddess Durga.
总理纳伦德拉·莫迪在一份简短声明中对此悲剧表示哀悼：“加尔各答的踩踏事件令人痛心。向遇难者家属表示哀悼，祝愿受伤者早日康复。”他还表示：“西孟加拉邦政府正在为受灾家庭提供一切可能的帮助。”莫迪在社交媒体平台X上宣布：将为遇难者的亲属每人提供20万卢比（约合2,106.15美元）的赔偿金，为受伤者每人提供5万卢比的赔偿金。
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the tragedy in a short statement on "The stampede in Kolkata is saddening. Condolences to the bereaved families. Wishing the injured a speedy recovery," he wrote. "The West Bengal Government is providing all possible help to the affected families." In a post on social media platform X, Modi announced a compensation payment of 200,000 rupees (US$2,106.15) for the next of kin of those who died and 50,000 rupees each for the injured.
最初，阿迪卡里公布的遇难人数为17人；印度新闻通讯社（PTI）援引阿迪卡里后来的声明称，死亡人数上升至19人。PTI 报道称，已有九具遗体交还给家属。
Adhikari originally announced 17 fatalities. The Press Trust of India (PTI) reported the death toll rose by two to 19, quoting Adhikari in a later statement. Nine dead bodies have been released to their families, the PTI reported.
该报道还称，警方已取得节日的闭路电视录像，当局将对录像中出现、似乎未能履行人群控制职责的人采取行动。
It also said police have taken the closed-circuit footage of the festival and authorities would initiate action against those seen on CCTV who appeared to fail in their responsibility for crowd control.
印度快报援引目击者称，踩踏事件发生前拍摄的视频显示，大批人群正在等待进入展馆，该区域通道狭窄，一次只能容纳少数人通行。
Videos shot before the stampede appeared to show large crowds of people waiting to enter the pavilion, in an area with narrow lanes that allow only a few people to walk in at a time, according to Indian Express.
印度大型活动（如宗教节日）因管理不善和安全漏洞，频繁发生致命人群事故。
Deadly crowd incidents are a frequent occurrence at Indian mass events, such as religious festivals, due to poor management and safety lapses.
去年，印度克什米尔大集宗教集市发生踩踏事件，造成30人死亡，多人受伤；班加罗尔当地板球队首次赢得印度超级联赛冠军期间，有11名球迷在庆祝活动中被踩踏致死。
Last year, a stampede at India's Kumbh Mela religious fair killed 30 people and injured several others, and 11 fans were crushed to death in Bengaluru during celebrations for the local cricket team's first Indian Premier League title.
同年，南部泰米尔纳德邦一位知名演员转政客的竞选集会发生踩踏，导致36人死亡。
The same year, 36 people were killed after a stampede broke out at a campaign rally of a popular actor-turned-politician in southern Tamil Nadu state.
2024年，北方邦印度教宗教聚会期间发生踩踏事件，造成121人死亡。
In 2024, 121 people were killed in northern Uttar Pradesh state during a Hindu religious gathering.