Stampede at Popular Hindu Festival in Eastern India Kills 19
A stampede during a major Hindu festival in eastern India’s West Bengal state has left at least 19 people dead, officials said Sunday. The stampede in the state capital of Kolkata happened Saturday night when a crowd near a pavilion ran for cover as it began raining during Durga Puja, an annual Hindu festival celebrating the goddess Durga. According to police, some worshippers fell on the road, tr
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