7 of family die in fort wall collapse

At least seven people died and two others were injured after a portion of a wall in the 17th century Rajgarh Fort in Madhya Pradesh’s Datia collapsed, officials said.

The incident took place at around 4 a.m. on Thursday (September 12, 2024) when about a 35-metre-wide portion of the wall collapsed on at least two houses after incessant rains in the region.

Datia Collector Sandeep Kumar Mawkin told The Hindu that a total of nine people were trapped under the debris. Two of them were rescued by the locals while seven dead bodies were later taken out by teams of the SDERF (State Disaster Emergency Response Force) and local police. The deceased, that includes three children and two women, hail from the same family. The two injured are currently receiving treatment at a hospital.