On Sunday morning, nine children lost their lives when a wall collapsed onto a tent in Madhya Pradesh Sagar district. The tragedy occurred around 8:30 am, with initial reports attributing the collapse to heavy rainfall the previous night.
President Droupadi Murmu expressed her profound sadness over the accident. She took to X to offer her condolences, stating, “I am saddened by the news of the death of many innocent children in a heart-wrenching accident in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. I pray that God gives strength to the bereaved parents and family members to bear this pain. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured children.”
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav also conveyed his deep sorrow and has instructed the district administration to extend financial assistance to the affected families. Minister Govind Rajput announced that the Chief Minister has sanctioned ₹4 lakh for the families of the deceased and ₹1 lakh for those injured. He assured that the administration is actively addressing the situation and emphasized the need for preventive measures to avoid similar incidents in the future.
“We are all present here. The CM has announced financial assistance of ₹4 lakh for the family of the deceased and ₹1 lakh for those injured,” Rajput told ANI. He further directed the District Collector of Sagar to implement measures to prevent such tragedies.
Senior officials and rescue teams promptly arrived at the scene, with District Collector Deepak Arya confirming the rescue efforts. “Nine children have died in the incident. Two others have been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment,” Arya reported.
This devastating incident follows a similar tragedy in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa on August 3, where four students died after an old wall collapsed due to rain near a private school.
Authorities are working diligently to provide support to the affected families and prevent future occurrences of such incidents.
