At least 35 people killed after falling into well during celebration at Indian temple

36 bodies found inside well after collapse at Indian temple

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Thirty-six bodies have been found inside a well at a Hindu temple in central India after dozens of people attending a festival fell into the muddy water when its cover collapsed, officials said Friday. Video of Thursday's collapse at the temple complex in Indore in Madhya Pradesh state showed chaos afterward, with people rushing away. An excavator pulled down a wall of the decades-old temple to help people flee. Nearly 140 res…

Covering over well at Indian temple collapses, killing 35

Army soldiers and other responders found 35 bodies inside a well after a structure built over it collapsed as a large crowd of Hindu faithful prayed at a festival for the god Rama, a state government official said Friday. Nearly 140 rescuers used ropes and ladders to pull out the bodies from the wel...

35 bodies found inside well after collapse at Indian temple

The structure apparently caved in because it could not handle the weight of the large crowd, said the state’s top elected official.

36 people killed after well collapses at Indian temple

Thirty-six bodies have been found inside a well at a Hindu temple in central India after dozens of people attending a festival fell into the muddy water when its cover collapsed, officials said Friday.

Indore temple stepwell covered 'illegally' 25 years ago, devotees fell to death during aarti

The death toll in the Indore temple stepwell roof cave in incident jumped to 36 on Friday with the recovery of one more victim's body in the afternoon.

36 bodies found inside well after collapse at Indian temple

NEW DELHI — Thirty-six bodies have been found inside a well at a Hindu temple in central India after dozens of people attending a festival fell into the muddy water when its cover collapsed, officials said Friday. Video of Thursday’s collapse at the temple complex in Indore in Madhya Pradesh