Chandigarh: Five members of the same family people were killed when their house collapsed in Punjab's Amritsar district on Friday as moderate to heavy rainfall lashed most parts of the state and neigbouring Haryana, officials said.
The victims, from village Jassu Nangal near Amritsar were buried alive in the house collapse, while two others were injured in the incident.
Amritsar received 118 mm of rain, the heaviest in the region, in the past few hours, Met officials said. The maximum temperature in the city was 25.4 degrees, 10 degrees below normal.
Chandigarh recorded a high of 27.6 degrees, five degrees below normal with intermittent showers throughout the day.
In some areas, the rain was accompanied with strong winds. Farmers were worried as such weather could damage the standing paddy crop.
The victims, from village Jassu Nangal near Amritsar were buried alive in the house collapse, while two others were injured in the incident.
Amritsar received 118 mm of rain, the heaviest in the region, in the past few hours, Met officials said. The maximum temperature in the city was 25.4 degrees, 10 degrees below normal.
Chandigarh recorded a high of 27.6 degrees, five degrees below normal with intermittent showers throughout the day.
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In some areas, the rain was accompanied with strong winds. Farmers were worried as such weather could damage the standing paddy crop.
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