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Two sisters killed in wall collapse in Odisha's Rourkela
Jul 28, 2018
06:47 pm
What's the story
Two sisters were killed and another member of their family was injured when a wall of their home in a slum in Odisha's Rourkela collapsed this morning.
It is suspected that the wall collapsed due to heavy rain over the past few days.
The incident took place early this morning at Malgodown area and the two sisters killed were aged five and seven years.
Details
The family was sleeping in their house when wall collapsed
Their father said the wall collapsed when they were sleeping in their house. He got up at the sound of the collapse and found the girls under the debris in a serious condition. They were declared brought dead when rushed to the hospital.
Rourkela Additional District Magistrate said Rs. 50,000 would be given to the family from the Chief Minister's fund on compassionate ground.