YSR Congress Party President and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will visit Visakhapatnam today to meet the families of the devotees who lost their lives in the tragic incident during the Chandanaotsavam at Simhachalam temple.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu expressed profound shock over the abrupt wall collapse that claimed eight lives at the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Simhachalam.
Taking to Facebook, Rahul Gandhi in a post wrote "Saddened by the loss of lives during the tragic accident at Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, Visakhapatnam."
Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader KT Rama Rao expressed his grief over the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple accident in Simachalam, Visakhapatnam.
While speaking about the Visakhapatnam temple accident, Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) spokesperson Konda Rajiv stated that an unfortunate incident occurred at Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple during the Chandanolsavam festival.
The death toll has risen to eight, with four others injured after a 20-foot-long makeshift structure collapsed during the Chandanotsavam festival at the Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Visakhapatnam during the early hours of Wednesday.
"I am deeply saddened by the death of seven devotees due to the collapse of a wall during the Chandanotsavam of Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. My deepest condolences to the families of those who died in this incident due to the collapse of a wall due to heavy rains," read a post by the
A total of seven devotees lost their lives after a 20-foot-long stretch collapsed at the Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Visakhapatnam during the Chandanotsavam festival. Former BJP MLC Madhav spoke on the issue, saying it was an "unfortunate" incident.
Search and rescue operations are underway by the teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force, an official said.
Drone visuals showed a massive sea of devotees filling the temple streets as the ornately decorated temple car was pulled through the street of Srirangam.