Boy killed in Fazilka wall collapse

Fazilka, September 12

Incessant rain over the past three days has brought the town down to its knees. According to official sources, 22 mm rainfall was recorded on Saturday. An eight-year-old boy, Vansh, reportedly died in a wall collapse at Rana village in the district following incessant rain. Sources said Sahil Kumar was returning home along with two sons when the wall of a house they were passing by collapsed, crushing Vansh. The father and his second son sustained minor injuries.

Niranajan Singh, a resident of Shamsabad village, said due to heavy rain, his kutcha house had collapsed. Reports of another house collapse had been received from Hasta Kalan village. Life has virtually come to a standstill as water has entered shops and houses in low-lying areas of Radha Swami Colony, Chandora Basti, Anni Delhi, Jattain Mohalla, etc. — OC