Two sisters killed as house collapses due to rains in Rajasthan's Baran

Press Trust of India  |  Kota (Rajasthan) 

Two girls were killed and four of their relatives injured when the roof of their house collapsed in rain-hit district in the early hours Saturday, police said.

Police said the incident took place in Kunwarpura village in the station area at around 3 am.

They said the walls of the house had weakened over time due to seepage of rainwater from the adjoining agriculture fields. The roof of the house fell on the asleep family members.

Laxmi Bairagi (10) and her sister (15), who had come to their relatives' house from district, were killed in the incident.

Four others suffered injuries and are undergoing treatment at the government hospital in Baran, Station House Officer, station, Dalveer Singh Fojdaar said.

The region has been receiving moderate to heavy rain fall since last evening and rivers are in spate, he added.

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First Published: Sat, September 08 2018. 12:25 IST