Killed in India Temple

A short news item from Beijing Youth Daily talks of the tragic January 14th stampede in a temple in India.
Interesting Vocabulary
喀拉拉邦 – Kā lā lā bāng – Kerala
踩踏 – cǎi tà – Trample on
辛格 – xīn gé – Sikh name “Singh”
遇难 – yù nàn – Be killed, perish [lit: meet difficulty]

印度西南喀拉拉邦14日晚发生重大踩踏事件，目前造成至少104人死亡。踩踏事件是在信众参加印度教庆祝活动后返回时发生的。印度总理辛格决定，为每位遇难者的家属提供10万卢比（1美元约合45卢比）的抚恤金，为每位伤者提供5万卢比的补偿金。

A major stampede took place the night of [January] 14th in India’s southwestern Kerala state, leaving at least 104 people dead. The trampling incident happened when a crowd participating in a Hindu festival left. Indian Prime Minister Singh is offering 100,000 rupees in compensation to the family members of each of the deceased (1 US Dollar is approximately 45 rupees), and 50,000 rupees in compensation to the injured.