Five-year-old boy dies in wall collapse, four injured in Salem
The Hindu
Collector tells officials to shift vulnerable families to safer places
A five-year-old boy died when a tiled house near Veeranam here collapsed due to incessant rain in the district on Friday. Five others in the house suffered injuries and are admitted to the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital here.
According to the police, the deceased was identified as R. Sabarinath. During the early hours of Friday, one of the walls of the house and the roof collapsed when the residents were sleeping. Sabarinath’s father Ramasami and relatives Ezhumalai, Kaliyammal, Mariappan and Buvana suffered injuries.
Collector S. Karmegham, Corporation Commissioner T. Christuraj, DMK MLA R.Rajendran and Salem MP S.R. Parthibhan visited the spot and the injured persons at the hospital. The Collector asked officials to shift other vulnerable families living in the area to safer places.
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