Increased the number of people who died when falling into the temple well
According to the Hindustan Times report, the Madhya Pradesh authorities recalled that dozens of people fell into the ancient big well (bavdi) whose roof collapsed at the Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal Temple during the Ram Navami Festival.
The authorities announced that one more body was found during the rescue efforts, which were carried out with difficulty due to the narrow entrance of the well and the mud.
4 OF THE DEAD ARE CHILDREN
In this way, the authorities indicated that the number of people who lost their lives when falling into the well amounted to 36, adding that 4 of them were children and 20 women.
The authorities indicated that 16 of those who fell into the well were rescued.
Madhya Pradesh Prime Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the injured are being treated in hospitals in Indore.
EVENT
On March 30, during the Ram Navami Festival, the roof of the ancient great well (bavdi) collapsed at the Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal Temple in Indore, Madhya Pradesh state. Dozens of people fell into the well in the disaster.
According to the first determinations, in the incident in which 13 people lost their lives, 22 more corpses were found during the rescue efforts, which were carried out with difficulty due to the narrow entrance of the well and the mud.
It was announced that the municipal authorities demanded the removal of the well cover on the grounds that it was not safe in January and the festival was held without permission, but the temple authorities ignored this request. (AA)