Four dead as at least 30 fall in a well watching Rescue Operation,

Guwahati: At least 30 people fell into a well in Vidisha district in Madhya Pradesh while they were watching a rescue operation while four were reported dead.

The incident took place when an 8-years-old girl fell into a well in Vidisha while playing around it. In order to rescue the girl, some locals jumped in to the well. While the rescue operation was going on, some villagers stood on the boundary wall of the well to watch how the “girl was being saved”. However, due to pressure the wall, it collapsed and the people watching the operation fell inside it.

Locals said that the well is around 50 feet deep and the water level is about 20 feet.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan informed that the place where the incident took place is about 50 km away from the district headquarters. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has been rushed to the spot, Chauhan added.

Guardian Minister of Vidisha, Vishwas Sarang said that around 19 people have been rescued and taken to the hospital.

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