JAIPUR, Aug 27: At least 47 people were killed and 30 were injured when a water tank on which they were sitting collapsed in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on Sunday, an official said.
The incident took place in Kama town of Bharatpur district when the group was sitting on a concrete water tank, meant to store water for the area, and watching a wrestling match.
“The tank on which they were sitting collapsed due to the weight,” R. Venkateshwaran, the area’s top administrator, told Reuters.
“All of them fell into the tank which had very little water. They died as the concrete fell on them.”—Reuters
