India: 5 Children Drown in Water Tank at Temple

NDTV reported that 5 children drowned last Wednesday in a water tank at a temple in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, southern India. The channel, citing local police, stated that investigations are underway regarding the circumstances of the incident, and the bodies of the 5 children were recovered. However, no immediate information was available about the details and nature of the rituals of this celebration. The incident occurred in Chennai during a gathering of visitors for religious rituals associated with the Hindu festival of Ram Navami. It is worth noting that this is the second deadly incident at an Indian temple within a week, as at least 35 people died last Thursday, and 16 others were injured due to the collapse of a ceiling inside a temple in Madhya Pradesh, central India.