At least 19 people died and 25 others were injured in a stampede that broke out during sudden rainfall at a Hindu religious gathering in eastern India, officials and Indian media reported.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendhu Adhikari announced that the fatalities included a seven-year-old girl, and that 25 individuals were injured outside a pavilion during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata.
Adhikari said six bodies have been identified so far.
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