Ujjain Mahakal temple wall collapses, 2 people dead, many injured

Ujjain: A wall built near gate number four of Mahakal temple collapsed due to heavy rain on Friday evening. Some people got buried under the debris. The rescue team immediately pulled out the injured devotees from the debris and admitted them to the district hospital for treatment. Relief and rescue work is being expedited. So far, the death of 2 people has been confirmed in the accident.

Heavy rains have been continuing in Ujjain for the last few days, but this rain has brought disaster in the Mahakal temple area. An old wall suddenly collapsed near the house of Jyotishcharya Pandit Anand Shankar Vyas at gate number 4 of Mahakal temple. Some people selling goods near the wall were caught in it. The Mahakal temple administration was informed that some people were buried under the debris due to the wall collapse. SP Pradeep Sharma has confirmed the death of two people.

Help was called in a hurry and administrative officials were informed. Police and rescue workers were immediately sent to the spot. As soon as the Mahakal temple administration got the information about these people being buried, they immediately pulled out the injured from the debris with the help of Mahakal police station and temple employees. They were taken to the hospital for treatment. It is not yet known how many people are buried in the debris and how many have been pulled out by the rescue team. The rescue team is continuously engaged in rescue work.

An eyewitness of the incident said that it was raining very heavily, we were standing at gate number 4 with umbrellas. Then suddenly the wall collapsed in which two women and a child were buried under the wall. The woman did not know how many more devotees were injured due to the wall collapse.