Sitapur. In the midst of incessant rain, now the walls have started cracking. Seven people lost their lives in wall collapse incidents at different places in the district on Wednesday morning. In Manpur, four members of the same family died. Police and administrative officials have reached the spot after getting the information.
Grandmother, grandson and grandson broke down: The wall of the kutcha house of Harish, resident of Majra Laxmanpur of Kalyanpur, village panchayat of Block Kasmanda, collapsed at around 2:45 pm. Due to the fall of the wall, the ceiling of the raw room also sat. Harish’s mother Lalli, her two sons, eight-year-old Shailendra and 12-year-old Shiva, and her sister’s daughter Mehek, who were sleeping near the wall, were buried under the debris of the wall. Everyone died after being buried under the wall. Two people were also injured there. The injured Suman (25) and Shivani (10) have been admitted to the hospital for treatment. At the same time, after getting information about the matter, besides Tehsildar Sidhauli RP Singh, the police of Manpur and Khairabad have also reached the spot. There is an atmosphere of mourning in the village due to the death of four members of the same family. Villagers from nearby villages are also gathering on the spot. Police have started preparations for conducting post-mortem of the dead bodies. Regarding the incident in Laxmanpur, SDM Sidhauli Santosh Rai said that the matter is of divine calamity. The whole team is on the spot.
Couple died by being buried under the wall: The couple died after being buried under the wall in village Bilauli Nankari of Sadarpur area. Village resident Ram Lotan and his wife Anita were sleeping at night. During this the wall collapsed and both were buried under it. By the time the villagers got them out, both were dead. On getting information about the incident, police reached the spot and started action. At the same time, elderly Shri Krishna Maurya, resident of village Mahariya in Sadarpur area, also died due to being buried under the wall. Elderly Krishna was sleeping when the wall collapsed. There is chaos in both the villages.
DM said, financial assistance will be given to the families of the dead: According to DM Vishal Bhardwaj, there have been incidents of wall collapse at three places in the district. Of these, 7 people have died while 3 have been injured. One injured has been discharged from the hospital after first aid. Two are undergoing treatment. According to the DM, financial assistance is being provided to the families of the dead and the injured as per rules.
Leave a Reply