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| Eight people dead after falling into well in India when temple floor collapsed | |
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| Worshippers in Indore fell into communal water source as they gathered to mark Ram Navami | Worshippers in Indore fell into communal water source as they gathered to mark Ram Navami |
| 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. | 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 worshippers plunged into the stepwell – a stair-lined communal water source – after the floor covering it collapsed 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. |
| “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. | “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 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. |