THREE OF FAMILY DIE AS ROOF OF HOUSE CAVES IN AFTER RAIN

BENGALURU: Three of a family were killed at a village in Bagalkote district as incessant rains lashed many parts of Karnataka.

According to police, a couple and their son died when the roof of their clay-made house collapsed on them killing on the spot on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. Fire fighters pulled out the bodies from the debris.

BJP legislator, Veeranna Charantimath, who visited the spot announced a grant of ₹5 lakh per victim to the next of kin.

“Arrangements will be made for the rest of the family members to stay at a safer place,” Charantimath told reporters after meeting the family members.

Due to torrential rains in Bagalkote, many houses have become weak, police sources said. The MLA who visited the spot appealed to the people not to stay in the weak houses as it could be life threatening.

Bagalkote bore the brunt of rain and flood last month when Krishna river and its tributories wreaked havoc.

Flood fury returned to haunt the Chikkamagaluru district as many streams were in spate due to downpour.

Many arecanut crops were damaged due to the downpour.

The month of August saw unprecedented rains in the state resulting in many rivers flowing above danger mark. As many as 22 districts suffered due to the flood fury in August, which claimed 84 lives, damaged 1.5 lakh houses and inundated about 5.5 lakh hectares of land.

The Centre has released ₹1,200 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund for the flood-ravaged state.

A COUPLE AND THEIR SON DIED WHEN THE ROOF OF THEIR CLAY-MADE HOUSE COLLAPSED KILLING THEM ON SPOT ON THE INTERVENING NIGHT OF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY