13 wedding guests or more, including an infant, fall into well and die in India

     

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Feb 17

UP | 11 people died & two are seriously injured after they accidentally fell into a well. During a wedding program, some people were sitting on a slab of a well and due to heavy load the slab broke. An ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh will be given to the kin of the deceased: DM Kushinagar

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UP | 13 women have died. The incident occurred last night at around 8.30 pm in the Nebua Naurangia, Kushinagar. The incident happened during a wedding program wherein some people were sitting on a slab of a well & due to heavy load,the slab broke: Akhil Kumar, ADG, Gorakhpur Zone

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Feb 17

#UPDATE | Visuals from the spot where 13 women lost their lives during a wedding event last night. At least 13 people died after falling into a well at a wedding in northern India Wednesday night, authorities said.They were sitting on a concrete slab that covered an old village well when it co under their weight, senior police officer Akhil Kumar told the news agency 

Seven women and six girls — including the infant — lost their lives. At least two other people who also fell in were treated at a hospital in the Kushinagar district in state of Uttar Pradesh, where the ceremony was being held.

All were guests at a pre-wedding Haldi ceremony, an Indian tradition in which turmeric paste is put on the faces, and sometimes the bodies of the bride and groom.

 Footage from a hospital showed relatives of the victims, still dressed in wedding dresses, mourning.

Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi described the incident as "heart-wrenching" on Twitter.

State officials announced compensation of 400,000 Indian rupees ($5,330) for the families of the dead. Modi announced a separate compensation of 200,000 Indian rupees ($2,665) for the families of the dead and 50,000 rupees ($666) for the injured.

Indian weddings are usually grand ceremonies of feasts, song and dance attended by hundreds of guests with celebrations lasting for days.