US EditionSchool Roof Collapse Kills Seven Children, Injures 26 in India
JHALAWAR DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, JUL 25 – The collapse was caused by heavy rainfall weakening the structure, leading to seven deaths and over 30 injuries; five teachers were suspended for negligence, officials said.
- This morning in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district, a school building collapsed during morning prayers, killing at least six students and injuring over 30.
- In the lead-up to the collapse, local residents alleged repeated warnings about the unsafe structure went unheeded after heavy rainfall, exposing long-standing safety neglect.
- Villagers and parents rushed to the site and used JCB machines and manual efforts, officials said they were all pulled out of the rubble.
- Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar said a probe was ordered, while five teachers including headmaster Meena Garg were suspended.
- The district education officers will issue circulars warning against unsafe school buildings, and the state government will cover all medical expenses for injured children.
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Seven students killed in India's Rajasthan after school roof collapses
NEW DELHI: Seven children were killed and 20 injured in India’s western state of Rajasthan on Friday when the roof of a school building collapsed, authorities said, after all those trapped under the rubble had been accounted for. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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