India: a stampede kills at least 19 during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata
the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 41% of recent comparable stories
NepalKathmandu has taken note of the response of the authorities to the Calcutta stampede: a confirmed toll from the Chief Minister of West Bengal, an announced investigation and compensation decided by Delhi.
What each one tells
same framing
AustraliaSydney is replacing the Kolkata stampede in the series of Indian crowd accidents, where the ABC notes "recurring management and security failures".
- Nepal
Weather context
the account puts the rain and the congestion at the exit at the forefront of the explanation.
What the account puts first
Australiain series
the narrative places the episode in a list of previous Indian crowd accidents.
- Nepal
Reliance on the official source
the report opens with the confirmation of the head of the regional government and their commitments.
What it leans on
AustraliaReliance on Indian media
PerthNow reports the scene based on local television, without its own source on site.
and the figures
at least 17 dead
Human toll: deaths
deaths
same figureat least 17 dead