July 14, 2014 12:25 pm | Updated 12:25 pm IST - Bhopal
Seven children were killed when the wall of their tenement collapsed in Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur district, police said on Monday.
The children who were killed were between six months to 16 years of age. Nine people were injured in the wall collapse that took place late Sunday following downpour.
Officials said the wall between two houses collapsed, burying 16 people. Two of the injured are in a critical condition.
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