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Woman dies in wall collapse
The Hindu
Families living near hillock shifted to shelter homes
A 37-year-old woman died when a wall adjoining her house collapsed on her reportedly due to heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Gulab, in Appalanarasamma Colony under Pendurthi police station limits, in the early hours of Monday.
The deceased has been identified as Bhavana, who had been living with her husband, a paralytic stroke patient, in an asbestos shed close to a hillock. On Sunday, fearing the risk to her and her husband’s life, she moved into their neighbours’ house, said Pendurthi police station SHO Ashok Kumar.
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