Archive · 15 Dec 2025
Indian-origin man among four killed in South Africa temple collapse
A big temple in South Africa that was being built fell down on Sunday.
Four people died, including a man named Vickey Jairaj Panday who was from India.
The temple was supposed to be very big and have a special statue.
People are still trying to find out if anyone else is trapped under the rubble.
The temple didn't have the right papers to be built, which might have caused the accident.
A four-storey Hindu temple collapsed in Redcliffe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on December 14, 2023.
Four people, including an Indian-origin man named Vickey Jairaj Panday, were killed in the collapse.
The temple, New Ahobilam Temple of Protection, was under construction and designed to resemble a cave.
Rescue operations are ongoing, with authorities unsure if more people are trapped under the rubble.
The eThekwini municipality stated that no building plans had been approved for the temple project.
- Who
- Vickey Jairaj Panday (Indian-origin man) and three others
- What
- Collapse of a four-storey Hindu temple under construction
- When
- December 14, 2023
- Where
- Redcliffe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Why
- Unknown, but no building plans were approved for the project
- Location
- Redcliffe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Date
- December 14, 2023
- Victims
- 4 (including Vickey Jairaj Panday)
- Temple Name
- New Ahobilam Temple of Protection
- Construction Status
- Under construction, no approved building plans