Andhra Pradesh Temple Wall Collapse Deaths: A minimum of seven folks had been killed and 6 injured when a newly constructed wall at Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy at Simhachalam temple in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh collapsed early Tuesday morning. The collapse got here following heavy rain within the state.
The temple has been seeing a gentle stream of devotees since 4 am due to the Akshyaya Tritiya pageant, officers mentioned. Based on Dwelling Minister V Anita, the incident occurred at a ticket counter the place numerous folks had been and appeared to lean on the wall which gave away.
The toll would have been a lot larger had not many individuals realised that the wall was giving freely and stood again, officers mentioned. This wall was constructed close to the particular entrance staircase weeks in the past.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed shock and introduced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh to the kin of the deceased and Rs 3 lakh to the injured. Naidu, who reviewed the state of affairs by way of teleconference, mentioned the household of the victims could be given jobs in temples underneath the Endowments Division. He additionally introduced {that a} three-member committee could be wanting into the incident.
Former chief minister and YSR Congress Get together president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed deep shock on the incident. In a press release he issued, Jagan mentioned he was “deeply saddened” by the incident and urged the federal government to make sure the absolute best medical remedy to the wounded. “This can be very painful that devotees who had come to witness the divine type of the Lord needed to lose their lives in such a tragic method,” he mentioned, including that he was scheduled to go to the positioning later within the day.