After the floor of a temple collapsed in India, the death toll has risen to 36. More missing people are still being sought, the Indian news agency ANI reported, citing local authorities on Friday.
The floor of the Hindu temple in the metropolis of Indore in the state of Madhya Pradesh collapsed on Thursday. The victims fell into a deep well structure. Many of the rescued had been taken to the hospital with injuries, it said. In view of the Hindu festival Ram Navami, the rush in the temple was very large.
In India, most people are religious and Hindu. In recent years, dozens of people have died due to accidents related to construction defects or poor maintenance of buildings. In such cases, there is an investigation and compensation for the families of the victims.
In this case, the head of government of the state of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, announced that there should be 500,000 rupees (5584 euros) each for the families of the dead and 50,000 rupees (558 euros) for the injured.