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Up to 25 people trapped in well in India after temple floor collapses At least eight people die after falling into 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 NavamiWorshippers 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. At least eight devotees were killed and about a dozen rescued on Thursday after about 25 people fell into a well at a Hindu temple in India, police 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 worshippers plunged into the stepwell – a stair-lined communal water source – after the floor covering it collapsed 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. “We have recovered eight bodies and rescued nearly a dozen,” a police official, Manish Kapooriya, told AFP, adding that rescue efforts were still under way.
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 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.