Police identified the deceased as Chennamma, 38, and two-year-old twin sisters, Anushree and Amulya.
Published Jul 19, 2024 | 12:34 PM ⚊ Updated Jul 19, 2024 | 12:34 PM
Roof collapsed due to heavy rains. (Supplied)
A pair of two-year-old twins were among three members of a family killed after the roof of their house collapsed following heavy rains at Madapura village in Savanur taluk Haveri on Friday, 19 July, police said. Three others were injured in the incident.
The deceased have been identified as Chennamma (aged 38) and the twins, Anushree and Amulya, they said.
According to police, Muttappa Harakuni (35), his wife Sunita (30) and mother Yallamma (70), the twin daughters and sister Chennamma were living in the ‘kutcha’ house in the village, where it has been raining heavily since last evening.
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A house wall collapsed due to heavy rain in Madapur village, Savanur taluk, resulting in the loss of three lives and leaving others injured.
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In the early hours of Friday, the roof of the house collapsed on the family members who were sleeping at the time.
Haveri Superintendent of Police Anshu Kumar said Muttappa, his wife, and mother were taken to a hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile, former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who is Lok Sabha member from Haveri, sought appropriate compensation from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the family.
“As a result of continuous rain in Haveri district, it was very sad to hear the news that three people, including two children, died after the roof of a house collapsed in Madapura village of Savanur taluk of Shiggaon Assembly constituency. Three more people were seriously injured in the incident and the state government should provide proper treatment to them,” he said.
ಹಾವೇರಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರಂತರ ಮಳೆ ಸುರಿಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಶಿಗ್ಗಾಂವ ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಸವಣೂರು ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಮಾದಾಪುರ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಮನೆ ಗೋಡೆ ಕುಸಿದು ಇಬ್ಬರು ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಸೇರಿ ಮೂವರು ಸಾವನ್ನಪ್ಪಿರುವ ಸುದ್ದಿ ಕೇಳಿ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ದುಃಖವಾಯಿತು.
ಈ ಘಟನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇನ್ನೂ ಮೂರು ಜನ ಗಂಭೀರ ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದು ಅವರಿಗೆ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಸೂಕ್ತ…
— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) July 19, 2024
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