At least 24 killed by wall collapse during Indian wedding

    At least 24 people were killed at a wedding party in northern India when a wall collapsed.

    The wedding guests had sought shelter from a storm under a tin shack when a wall fell onto it. Many others were trapped and 26 people were injured, 15 of them seriously.

    The accident happened in Bharatpur, a district in Rajasthan state.

    A police spokesperson said the wall was nearly 90ft (27m) long and around 12-13ft in height.

    The injured were rushed to a local hospital to receive emergency treatment.

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