In a tragic incident, six members of a family were killed when a two-storey house collapsed due to landslide at lwardoba village in Nainital district’s Dhari tehsil on wee hour of Thursday.
There were a total seven members in this family. But life of one of the family member, Vinod, could be saved as he was not in the house at the time of this incident, said the officials concerned of the district administration Nainital. All the bodies have been recovered from the debris and post-mortem of the bodies has also been done, said Arvind Singh Hyanki, District Magistrate, Nainital.
The deceased have been identified as Hayat Ram (32), his wife Anandi Devi (28), Neelam (10), Kavita (8), Himani (6) and Nisha (18 months) all daughters of Hayat Ram, informed the officials concerned of the Nainital district administration.
Immediate relief has been provided to the affected family member as per the norms. Apart from loss of lives, 12 goats and two calves were also killed in this house collapse, said the District Magistrate, Nainital.