Tribune News Service
Solan, July 27
Two women were killed and two injured when a wall of their house collapsed following a landslide at Jwagdhar village in the Sangrah sub-division of Sirmaur district last night.
The landslide was triggered due to downpour which lashed the area last evening. Women who were sleeping in the rear room were killed while those sleeping in the adjoining room escaped with minor injuries.
Those killed include 16-year-old girl Sima Devi and her aunt Kanso Devi. Sima’s mother Naina Devi and sister Monica, who were sleeping in the other room, were injured in the incident.
Neighbours rushed to help the family but by the time the two women were pulled out from the debris they had died.
Sangrah Pratap Kumar, DSP, said the landslide led to falling of heavy boulders and muck on the wall killing the two women. The other two women, who were sleeping in the adjoining room, received minor injuries.
Landslips block Dharamsala-Kangra road
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