CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: A tragic development was reported from Sagar of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday morning when a wall collapsed onto temple premises amidst heavy rains, claiming the lives of nine kids. A ceremony was underway at Sagar’s Hardayal Baba temple when the incident happened, reports said.
Several survivors were rushed to nearby hospitals after police units joined locals in rescue operations. Many were pulled out of the rubble with the help of an earthmover amidst the unfavourable weather.
Located in the Shahpur neighbourhood, the wall of the dilapidated house near the Hardayal Baba temple was half a century old. The deceased kids were sitting near it in a tent when it came crashing down, news agency PTI said in a report. While two kids died on the spot, others died while on the way to hospitals. All victims were below 15 years of age and were engaged in making ‘Shivlings’ for the Sawan festivities in the temple, the report added.
According to officials, the deceased were identified as Dhruv Yadav (12), Nitesh Patel (13), Ashutosh Prajapati (15), Prince Sahu (12), Parv Vishwakarma (10), Divyansh Sahu (12), Dev Sahu (12), Vansh Lodhi (10) and Hemant (10).