Haryana rain: 7 people, including 3 kids, killed in roof collapse incidents

While the deceased have been identified as Anshika, 15, Disha, 9, and Bharti, 7, the injured have been identified as Ompal, 45, his wife Anita, 40, and their son Dhruv, 5. The family was asleep when the house collapsed.

Tehsildar Jaibir told the media that Ompal was a labourer who had been living on rent at the house for the past four years. Ompal owned a house in the village, but it was dilapidated and unfit for living, he added. Jaibir said that Ompal had been included in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana after a survey, but the construction of his new house was yet to begin.

Village Secretary Ajay said that due to continuous rain for the last three days, the entire village was waterlogged, leading the administration to deploy pumps and tractors to remove water.

Ompal’s uncle, Manbir, said that a lot of water had collected behind the wall of the house Ompal was staying in, and this caused the structure to collapse.

Villagers, alerted to the incident at around 5 am after passersby spotted the collapsed house, rushed the family to Rohtak Medical College.

2 men from UP killed

In Kurukshetra’s Shahabad, the roof of a house collapsed on Wednesday, resulting in the death of two brothers, leaving four others seriously injured. Locals rescued the injured from under the debris and admitted them to the Civil Hospital in Shahabad.

The incident occurred at around 6 am in Amar Vihar Colony. One person who had stepped out of the house just before the incident escaped.

The deceased have been identified as Sandeep, 26, and Kuldeep, 27, residents of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. They had come to Shahabad for work, the police said.

Mahesh Kumar, the in-charge of the Shahabad Police Outpost, stated that the injured, identified as Rajendra, Raju, and Pappu, are residents of Kunda, Pratapgarh, in Uttar Pradesh. Surendra Pathak, a resident of Samastipur, Bihar, has also been referred from Shahabad Civil Hospital to LNJP Hospital in Kurukshetra for further treatment, officials said.

Daily wage labourer killed

In Bandi village, located in the Radaur area of Yamunanagar district, the mud roof of a house collapsed on Wednesday morning, resulting in the death of Maan Singh, 45. His wife and three children sustained injuries in the incident.

Singh, a daily wage labourer, stayed in an old house with his family. According to reports, several days of continuous heavy rain in the area had weakened the house’s foundation. Water had allegedly accumulated around the structure, causing the base to sink, which led to the sudden collapse of the roof.

At around 7 am, a metal girder fell on Singh’s head. Within seconds, the entire roof, including wooden beams and mud, came crashing down, burying the entire family under the debris. Upon receiving the news, villagers rushed to the scene and began rescue efforts immediately.

The family was pulled out from the rubble and rushed to the hospital. Doctors declared Singh dead, while his injured wife and children are undergoing treatment. Their condition is reported to be stable.

“According to preliminary findings, the weakened foundation due to heavy rainfall is believed to be the primary cause of the collapse. The police have launched a detailed investigation to determine the exact circumstances of the incident,” Rajpal, the Radaur police station in-charge, said. Singh’s body has been sent for a post-mortem.

Meanwhile, one person was killed in a roof collapse incident in Samain village in Fatehabad. Randhir Saini, 49, was sleeping when the roof of his house collapsed. He was rushed to Tohana hospital, but was declared dead on arrival.

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