Some portion of the wall got wet due to the incessant rain a few days earlier leading to the collapse.
With no electricity, oil lamps and torches are their only source of light. Open fields have turned into kitchens while flat rice is their only means to stay alive.
Two sisters lost their lives in wall collapse in Mayurbhanj
Delhi Fire Service chief Atul Garg said that they received a call about the incident around 12.40 p.m. at Bakoli village, near Chauhan Dharamkanta in the Narela area after which six fire tenders were immediately pressed into service.
The tragic incident took place at Sagar Salt factory situated inside the Halvad industrial area, said state Labour and Employment Minister and local MLA Brijesh Merja.
Jeypore: The Koraput district administration has started probe into the tragic wall collapse incident at Thuria residential school in which two students were killed on Saturday. A detailed investigation will be conducted to ascertain under what circumstances the two Class V students died in the incident, informed Koraput ADM Debendra Kumar Pradhan. The two deceased […]
Bhubaneswar: Caught unawares by the heavy rain that followed cyclone Titli, the Odisha government has failed to achieve its ‘zero casualty’ target. As many as nine persons including a two-year-old lost their lives in separate incidents across the State due to heavy rainfall triggered by the cyclone. In Gajapati, a couple died after the wall […]
Dhenkanal: A five-year-old girl was killed after the wall of her house collapsed on her in Gundurapasi village under Gondia block in Dhenkanal district last night. The mishap occurred when the girl, Itishree Bhoi was fast asleep with her mother inside her house. As per reports, the wall of her thatched house had become weak […]
Rourkela: In an unfortunate incident, two minor girls were killed while another member of their family sustained injuries after the wall of their house at Malgodown slum area under Uditnagar police limits in Rourkela collapsed on them Friday night. The victims were identified as Soumya(7) and her sister Sujata (5), daughters of one Pintu Barik […]
Angul: A woman and her three children sustained critical injuries after the wall of their house collapsed on them following heavy rain at Banjamunda under Munduribeda pachayat in Pallahara block of Angul district late on Saturday night. The injured identified as Sukumari Pingua and her three sons Aadesh (7), Krishna (3) and Manoj (18 months). […]
Rayagada: A couple died after a wall collapsed on them following incessant rain over the last couple of days at Sulipadar village in Karpa panchayat under Kalyansinghpur block of Rayagada district this morning. However, their eight-year-old son had a narrow escape in the mishap. According to reports; the deceased identified as Jasamanti Laya and Madhab […]
Sambalpur: A woman and her daughter died after a wall of their house collapsed on them following heavy rain at Dengisargi village of Sambalpur district late on Saturday night. The deceased duo has been identified as Chahala Pradhan and her daughter Bhagya. Two other family members who sustained injuries in the incident have been admitted […]
Deogarh: Tension prevailed after two persons were killed, including a minor girl, and two others injured in a wall collapse at Rengalbeda Seva Ashram in Riamal block of Deogarh district today. While one deceased has been identified as Kajal Mahar (10), daughter of a female worker employed in the Seva Ashram, the identity of other […]
Bolangir: A woman and her six-year-old son were killed after a wall collapsed on them at Rugudipada Municipality colony in Bolangir district today. The woman, Jasmit Markami, her son Bitu and six-month-old grandson were sleeping, when a portion of their rented mud house collapsed on them. Later, locals rescued all three and admitted them to […]
Ganjam: Teachers’ day turned fatal for a class VI student who got killed after a school wall collapsed on him in Khallikote of Ganjam district on Tuesday. The incident occurred today morning at Bania UGME School where the school students had gathered to celebrate Teachers’ Day. Sources said some section of the school was under […]