New Delhi, India — At the very least 13 folks died after falling right into a effectively at a marriage in northern India Wednesday evening, authorities stated.
They had been sitting on a concrete slab that coated an previous village effectively when it collapsed below their weight, senior police officer Akhil Kumar advised the information company ANI.
Seven girls and 6 ladies — together with the toddler — misplaced their lives. At the very least two different individuals who additionally fell in had been handled at a hospital within the Kushinagar district in state of Uttar Pradesh, the place the ceremony was being held.
All had been company at a pre-wedding Haldi ceremony, an Indian custom during which turmeric paste is placed on the faces, and typically the our bodies of the bride and groom.
Footage from a hospital confirmed kin of the victims, nonetheless wearing marriage ceremony attire, mourning.
Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi described the incident as "heart-wrenching" on Twitter.
State officers introduced compensation of 400,000 Indian rupees ($5,330) for the households of the lifeless. Modi introduced a separate compensation of 200,000 Indian rupees ($2,665) for the households of the lifeless and 50,000 rupees ($666) for the injured.
Indian weddings are often grand ceremonies of feasts, music and dance attended by a whole lot of company with celebrations lasting for days.