Taj Mahal pillar falls after heavy rains in Agra

  • IndiaToday.in
  • New Delhi
  • April 12, 2018
  • UPDATED 10:31 IST

HIGHLIGHTS

  • No casualties have been reported as of now.
  • Rains damaged crops in parts of Mathura district.
  • Three children died in a separate rain-related incident.
The pillar - located at the southern entry gate of the monument - fell around midnight on Thursday, sources said. (Photo: ANI)

HIGHLIGHTS

  • No casualties have been reported as of now.
  • Rains damaged crops in parts of Mathura district.
  • Three children died in a separate rain-related incident.

As torrential rains continued to pour down in various parts of Uttar Pradesh, a pillar at the entry gate of Taj Mahal in Agra fell on Thursday.

The pillar - located at the southern entry gate of the monument - fell around midnight on Thursday, sources said.

No casualties have been reported as of now.

In another rain-related incident, about 50 km from Agra, three children died in Mathura district on Wednesday after a tin roof of their one-room house collapsed. The incident took place when their parents, who happen to be daily wage labourers were not at home.

Also, crops were damaged in several areas in Nandgaon, Vrindavan, Kosi Kalan areas of Mathura district.

(With ANI inputs)

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