Two killed in roof collapse following incessant rains in Erode 

In Erode, a woman and her son died when the roof of their house collapsed due to heavy rain. The victims were identified as Sarala, 34, and her son Mohammed Astah, 13. Fire and rescue services personnel retrieved the bodies and sent them for postmortem. The building was old and had been weakened by the rain in the past four days. Sarala's husband was working at a bakery and had stayed there due to the rain. Erode district received 185.50 mm of rain from 6 a.m. on Friday to 6 a.m. on Saturday.

A woman and her son died, after the roof of their house on Dargah Street in B.P. Agraharam collapsed, in the early hours of Saturday. 

The victims were identified as Sarala, 34, and son Mohammed Astah, 13, a class 8 student. Police said that around 5.15 a.m., while the two were sleeping in their house, the roof fell on them. Neighbours alerted the Karungalpalayam police and with the help of fire and rescue services personnel, the bodies were retrieved and sent to the District Headquarters Hospital for postmortem examinations. 

A preliminary inquiry revealed that the building was old, and had been unstable owing to the rains over the past four days. Sarala’s husband Zaheer Hussain, was working at a bakery at the bus stand, and had stayed overnight at the bakery due to the rain. 

Erode district received rainfall of 185.50 mm from 6 a.m. on Friday to 6 a.m. on Saturday. Rainfall recorded in other places included: Kodumudi 69.20 mm, Ammapettai 27.40 mm, Chennimalai 27 mm, Varattupallam Dam 19.40 mm and Erode 5 mm.