35 killed as temple collapse in India following heavy rain
35 people died and a few others were trapped under the debris as a “Shiva Temple” collapsed at Summer Hill here on Monday morning following a cloudburst.
The death toll after a floor collapsed at a Hindu temple in India had risen to 35 on Friday with rescue operations ongoing a local official said.
Dozens of worshippers celebrating a major religious holiday on Thursday plunged into the stepwell – a stair-lined communal water source- after the floor covering it collapsed in the central city of India.
35 people are dead, one person is still missing. Rescue operations are on,
Temple across India were brimming with devotees on the occasion of Ram Navami, the birthday of the Hindu deity Lord Ram.
Rescue operations are currently underway.