Seven members of a family died and three were seriously injured early on Saturday in Sagar district when their house collapsed due to continuous rains, police said. The incident took place in Rahatgarh tehsil of Sagar district, about 140 kms away from Bhopal in the early hours of Saturday.
The family of a handicraftsman in Baniyani Ghat area of Rahatgarh was asleep on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday when their house caved in, the police said.
The collapse resulted in the death of Manu Rani (55), Vikas (18), Vipin (13), Sanjana (10), Kallu (30), Sarla (25) and Tamanna, who was one-and-a-half-years old. Those who died include an 18-month-old baby girl. The three injured are in a serious condition in a hospital. The house collapsed at 2 am last night. The injured were rushed to the hospital. The police are carrying out the rescue operation and continuously monitoring the situation.
Sub-divisional magistrate lK Khare told media that it was not a concrete house. Ten people were sleeping in the house when the incident took place around 2.30 am on Saturday. Its owner was Mehtab Shilpkar, a labourer.
One of the injured Mahendra said that he woke up after a loud sound and found himself under the debris. He along with two other injured were rushed to civil hospital Sagar. The incident took place due to heavy rain blended with high speed winds in the region. Many districts of the State have been flooded by continuous rains.