The death toll after a floor collapsed at a Hindu temple in India had risen to 35 on Friday, with rescue operations underway to find one person still missing, a local official told AFP. ManilaBulletin
Dozens of worshippers celebrating a major religious holiday plunged into the stepwell –- a stair-lined communal water source -- on Thursday after the floor covering it collapsed in the central city of Indore.
A witness at the scene told AFP that rescuers were working to determine whether or not one more person reported missing had also fallen down the well. Television footage on Thursday showed emergency workers using ropes and ladders to reach those trapped in the well in Madhya Pradesh state. Temples across India were brimming with devotees on the occasion of Ram Navami, the birthday of the Hindu deity Lord Ram.Deadly accidents are common at worship sites in India during major religious festivals.
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