Woman killed as roof collapses in Ramanathapuram
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The 65-year-old was alone in the home on Tuesday morning when the roof caved in, presumably because of the in a single day rainfall, police mentioned
A 65-year-old girl, K. Solaiammal, of L. Karungulam was killed after the roof of her home collapsed in Ramanathapuram in the early hours of Tuesday.
The police mentioned that in a single day rainfall in the district led to the tiled-roof of the home collapsing at round 6.20 a.m. The girl, who was alone in the home at the moment, was crushed to demise. Her two sons and daughters-in-law had gone out when the accident occurred.
Following an alert, firemen from the Ramanathapuram hearth and rescue providers station rushed to the spot. However, earlier than they might arrive on the scene, native residents managed to tug out the physique of the lady. Firemen eliminated the particles to forestall any additional untoward incident.
The Ramanathapuram Town police are investigating.
Ramanathapuram District Collector, Dinesh Ponraj Oliver, mentioned that the district had obtained solely 20 mm of rainfall. Though the influence of the rainfall was not adversarial, aside from the L Karungulam accident, district officers have been requested to maintain a vigil to make sure the protection of the folks, he mentioned.
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