Up to 25 people trapped in well in India after temple floor collapses

Worshippers in Indore fell into communal water source as they gathered on Lord Ram’s birthday

Police and emergency workers are trying to rescue up to 25 people in India trapped inside a well after a floor caved in at a Hindu temple, an official and media reports said.

The floor, which doubled as a cover for the stepwell – an often large, stair-lined communal water source – collapsed on Thursday, sending worshippers plunging down at the temple in the central city of Indore.