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| Up to 25 people trapped in well in India after temple floor collapses | Up to 25 people trapped in well in India after temple floor collapses |
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| Worshippers in Indore fell into communal water source as they gathered to mark Ram Navami | |
| Police and emergency workers are trying to rescue up to 25 people in India trapped inside a well after a floor caved in at a Hindu temple, an official and media reports said. | Police and emergency workers are trying to rescue up to 25 people in India trapped inside a well after a floor caved in at a Hindu temple, an official and media reports said. |
| The floor, which doubled as a cover for the stepwell – an often large, stair-lined communal water source – collapsed on Thursday, sending worshippers plunging down at the temple in the central city of Indore. | The floor, which doubled as a cover for the stepwell – an often large, stair-lined communal water source – collapsed on Thursday, sending worshippers plunging down at the temple in the central city of Indore. |
| “The rescue is continuing. Some 20-25 people are trapped inside the well after the roof collapsed,” a police official, Manish Kapooriya, said. | “The rescue is continuing. Some 20-25 people are trapped inside the well after the roof collapsed,” a police official, Manish Kapooriya, said. |
| Television footage showed emergency workers using ropes and ladders to reach those trapped in the well in Madhya Pradesh state. | Television footage showed emergency workers using ropes and ladders to reach those trapped in the well in Madhya Pradesh state. |
| Other videos showed the caved-in floor and mangled steel bars, and police officers using ropes to seal the area. | Other videos showed the caved-in floor and mangled steel bars, and police officers using ropes to seal the area. |
| Temples across India were brimming with devotees on the occasion of Ram Navami, the birthday of the Hindu deity Lord Ram. | Temples across India were brimming with devotees on the occasion of Ram Navami, the birthday of the Hindu deity Lord Ram. |