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Nine kids killed in wall crash at event in Madhya Pradesh
Updated On: 05 August, 2024 07:23 AM IST | Madhya Pradesh | Agencies
Dilapidated wall falls on temple event tent in Shahpur village; chief minister announces aid for victims’ families
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Rescue work underway after a wall collapsed at Shahpur village, in Sagar district, on Sunday. Pic/PTI
Nine children were killed and two others injured after a wall of a dilapidated house collapsed in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district on Sunday, a senior official said. The incident took place between 8.30 am and 9 am near the campus of a temple during a religious programme in Shahpur village under Rehli assembly seat, as per officials.
According to the information received so far, nine children, aged 10 to 15 years, have been killed and two injured in the wall collapse incident at the religious programme in Shahpur, Sagar Divisional Commissioner Virendra Singh Rawat told PTI over phone. Senior officials, including the district collector, have reached the spot, he added. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed grief over the incident and announced a financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each of the deceased.
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