<p>At least six people lost their lives and several others were injured after an under-construction <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/navi-mumbai-slab-collapse-14-year-old-student-dead-11-injured-during-tuition-classes-in-koparkhairane-23619491" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">wall collapsed</a> in Maharashtra&rsquo;s Sangli district on Tuesday evening, reported ANI.</p>
<p>The incident occurred in Motewadi village, where a large number of devotees had gathered for a religious ceremony dedicated to Goddess Murgubai. According to police officials, sudden heavy rainfall and strong winds hit the area during the event, triggering the collapse, reported ANI.</p>
<p>Officials said people attending the ceremony had taken shelter near the structure when the accident took place.</p>
<h2>Strong winds caused metal roof to crash into wall</h2>
<p>Preliminary investigations suggest that high-velocity winds uprooted a large metal-sheet roof installed near the venue. The flying roof reportedly crashed into a <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-house-collapse-portion-of-ground-plus-one-structure-falls-in-byculla-no-injuries-reported-23599766" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">stone wall</a>, causing it to collapse on the devotees standing nearby.</p>
<p>The impact left several people trapped under the debris, leading to panic at the site.</p>
<p>Local residents and emergency responders immediately launched rescue efforts and pulled out the injured from beneath the collapsed structure.</p>
<p>Police said nearly a dozen people suffered injuries in the incident.</p>
<h2>Injured shifted to Jat Rural Hospital</h2>
<p>The injured were rushed to Jat Rural Hospital for treatment. Authorities said some victims sustained serious injuries, though detailed medical information has not yet been officially released, reported ANI.</p>
<p>Senior police officials and district administration teams reached the spot soon after the collapse to supervise rescue and relief operations.</p>
<p>Officials are also assessing whether the under-construction structure complied with safety standards and whether weather-related precautions had been taken before the event, reported ANI.</p>
<p>Further details regarding the victims and the exact sequence of events are still awaited.</p>
<h2>PM Modi expresses grief over loss of lives</h2>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences over the deaths in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/short-circuit-triggers-deadly-blaze-in-maharashtra-s-sangli-four-members-of-family-killed-23602527" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Sangli </a>wall collapse tragedy.</p>
<p>In a statement shared by the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Office on social media platform X, Modi said he was deeply saddened by the incident and extended sympathies to the families of the deceased.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Deeply pained to hear the loss of lives due to the collapse of a wall in Sangli, Maharashtra. My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this sad hour. May the injured recover at the earliest,&rdquo; the PMO said in the post.</p>
<h2>Questions raised over safety arrangements</h2>
<p>The incident has once again drawn attention to safety concerns surrounding temporary and under-construction structures used during public gatherings and religious events.</p>
<p>Authorities are expected to conduct a detailed inquiry into the collapse, including whether adequate structural safeguards were in place despite forecasts of adverse weather.</p>
<p><strong>(With inputs from ANI)</strong></p>

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