Tragedy struck a family on Thursday night when all the four members died following collapse of their house due to incessant rains. The incident occurred in Ward-10 of the Jagatsinghpur municipal area.
The deceased have been identified as litu Das, his wife Sumitra Das, their six-year-old daughter and six-month-old son.
Report said that the deceased family was residing in a thatched house on Machhagaon canal embankment near Chatra village since past few years. During the recent cyclone Phailin the hutment had been partially damaged. After repairing it temporarily the family was continuing to stay in the house. But the torrential rains that lashed most parts of the State on Thursday night razed the walls of the hutment resulting in deaths of the family members.