ALBAWABA - Local officials said on Friday that 35 people were killed after a floor collapsed at a Hindu temple in India.
Rescue teams rushed to the scene quickly and currently one person is still missing.
BREAKING: 35 people die in temple collapse in India
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According to Indian authorities, the temple collapse took place at the Shri Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal Temple in the city of Indore, in Madhya Pradesh state.
Dozens of people were celebrating a major religious occasion before they fell into the stepwell on Thursday after the floor covering it collapsed.
Senior district official Ilayaraja T said that rescuers recovered 35 bodies, with one person still missing and 16 injured in the temple collapse.
BREAKING: Thirty-five bodies have been found inside a well after a structure built over it collapsed at a temple in central India where Hindus had gathered to pray at a festival for the widely worshipped deity Rama. https://t.co/d0FotSgieQ
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was shocked and expressed his sadness on the collapse incident. He said: "My prayers with all those affected and their families."
He maintained: "The state government is spearheading rescue and relief work at a quick pace."
