13 Women and Children Dead After Falling into Well During Wedding Ceremony in India

Multiple outlets, including theEvening Standardand theAssociated Press, report that the victims, all women and children, fell into a well after the slab they were on atop gave way. Additionally, 10 more people were injured.

A rescuer at the scene in the Uttar Pradesh state’s Kushinagar district, Muralidhar Singh, told the AP that the well was over 50 feet deep.

The youngest victim was 1 year old, police toldNBC NewsThursday. TheBBCreports that 11 people were declared dead at the scene, while two others died while being treated later, according to authorities.

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Scene at wedding tragedy in northern India.Evening Standard/Youtube

The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath,tweeted his condolencesfollowing the incident, saying, “The accident in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh is heart-wrenching.”

“My deepest sympathies are with the families of the deceased,” he added. “Praying to God that the injured get speedy recovery.”

India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, shared similar thoughts on his Twitter account, writing, “The accident in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh is heart-wrenching. Iexpress my deepest condolencesto the families of those who have lost their lives in this.”

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“I wish the injured a speedy recovery,” Modi added, concluding, “The local administration is involved in all possible help.”

NBC Newsreports that each victim’s family will receive compensation from district authorities of over $5,300, according to Adityanath’s office.

source: people.com