Stampede deaths not on the news

[Dom Tuk]

How come the deaths of 300 people in a stampede in India did not make it to any news channel yesterday except on ceefax.

[jills]

actually it was reported on Sky news for most of the late afternoon and was on their News text interactive pages for longer still.

I know it doesn't make it any less tragic, but I seem to recall that deaths due to stampedes and over crowding have marred similar religious pilgrimmages or ceremonies in recent years in the region.  I think sheer weight of numbers causes problems.

[Quizmonster]

The incident was mentioned as 'breaking news' on BBC One's News at One testerday and it was dealt with at greater length on Channel Four's 7pm news and/or BBC's News at Ten. (I can't remember which, but it was certainly on one or t'other...or even both.) It appears you are mistaken in believing it to have been largely ignored.