Heavy Rains In Telangana Kills Family Of Five After Wall Collapse

On the 10th of October, Sunday, a a couple and their three children were killed. Besides five deceased, two children suffered minor injuries and were rescued.

The incident took place after a wall of their house collapsed on them in Jogulamba Gadwal district, Telangana. The incident occurred in Kothapally village on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, they said adding some villagers informed police about the incident today morning, the 10th of October.

According to sources, the partition wall in the hut collapsed on the seven family members who were asleep, killing five of them on the spot, a senior police official said. The two other children were rescued and have been admitted to a state-run hospital with minor injuries, he said.

According to officials, the collapse was not due to the rains, the official said it was not so and the wall was apparently in a dilapidated condition.

Meanwhile, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President and the Telangana Chief Minister Mr. K. Chandrashekar Rao, announced ex gratia of Rs. 5 lakh to the victims' family.