Two children were killed when a portion of a rain-soaked wall collapsed at Tabalakata village in Odisha’s Sambalpur district today, Sambalpur police said.
The boys were playing in the courtyard of a house in the village located under Kuchinda police station jurisdiction, when a portion of the earthen wall suddenly caved in – according to Inspector In-Charge of Kuchinda police station P K Meher.
The two children were rushed to Kuchinda hospital where doctors declared them dead. The deceased were identified as Tarani Pruseth and and Ranjan Sahu, both aged between 5 and 8 years.
Incessant rain has lashed Sambalpur district, particularly Kuchinda sub-division, for the last three days, disrupting normal life.
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