9 Children Killed in Temple Wall Collapse Due to Heavy Rain in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar

9 Children Killed in Temple Wall Collapse Due to Heavy Rain in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar

According to the authorities, a temple wall in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district fell on Sunday morning, killing nine youngsters and leaving several more suspects trapped. The children were buried under the wall’s wreckage. As all of the debris has been cleared from the scene of the tragedy, several youngsters who were hurt are receiving medical attention, according to Sagar District Collector Deepak Arya.

After constant rain damaged the structure’s foundation, the incident happened on Sunday morning at about 8:30 a.m. Around 8:30 am, the incident took place. Nine children perished and two are receiving medical attention in the hospital as a result of the wall collapsing on top of them,” the district collector stated.

According to an official, the event happened at a religious program in Shahpur village, which is under the Rehli assembly seat. Nine youngsters, ages ten to fifteen, perished in the wall collapse.

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The event happened at the Hardayal temple, whose walls date back more than fifty years, according to reports. At the temple, the wall gave way when earthen shivlings were being built for the Sawan celebrations. Images from the scene showed bulldozers sifting through the rubble to free the trapped kids and police officers encircling the area.