Eight people were killed and several others injured when a rain-soaked wall collapsed at the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple here, in the early hours of Wednesday.
Andhra CM Naidu announces Rs 25 lakh ex gratia to kin of deceased, Rs 3 lakh to injured in temple wall collapse incident.
Andhra Pradesh Home Minister V Anitha said preliminary reports indicated that the wall collapse in the temple in Simchalam was triggered by soil loosening due to heavy rains in the area.
Rescue operations are underway, with teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and state authorities pressed into service.
The injured have been shifted to a hospital, officials told PTI.
(With PTI Inputs)
