14 people killed after tent collapses in Rajasthan

T TV Monday 24/June/2019 17:35 PM
By: Times News Service

At least 14 people were killed and over 50 injured on Sunday after a makeshift tent collapsed during a religious gathering in India's state of Rajasthan.
The makeshift tent collapsed during dust storm at Rani Bhatiyani temple, Jasol in Barmer district, about 452 km west of Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan.
An official posted in Barmer said that all the injured have been rushed to nearest hospitals in Balotra and Jodhpur.
Following the storm, heavy rains lashed the area where a live wire snapped and electrocuted several people.