Centenarian grandmother dies, four injured as house wall collapses

SHIVAMOGGA

A 100-year-old woman died and four others sustained minor injuries when a wall of her house collapsed due to incessant rain in Adagadi village of Shivamogga taluk late Sunday night.

Siddamma, 100, who was sleeping in her house has died after the wall of the house of Hemavathy of the village collapsed. Siddamma hails from Kumkuva village in Honnali taluk of Davangere district and was a relative of the housewife Hemavathy. It is reported that she had arrived in Adagadi village a few days ago.

The district has been experiencing heavy rains since Sunday. Hemavati's house, which is made of mud walls, has collapsed due to the rain. Siddamma, who was sleeping in the house at the time, was trapped under the debris of the wall and died, police sources said.

Apart from this, Hemavati's family members Pallavi, Parashuram and Chetan sustained minor injuries. Revenue officials, Gram Panchayat officials and Kumsi police station have visited the spot and are investigating.