Madurai: Wall collapse kills 2 women, 10-year-old boy amid heavy rainfall; investigation underway

A wall collapsed in Valaiyangulam village near Thirupparankundram, Madurai district, killing two women and a young boy amid heavy rain, officials confirmed. The deceased have been identified as 65-year-old Ammappillai, 55-year-old Vengatti, and 10-year-old Veeramani.

What exactly happened?

The incident took place at 7 pm on Muthalamman Kovil Street, where the victims were sitting near the entrance of Ammappillai's house during a power outage that started around 6 pm. While it was raining, a portion of the house wall suddenly collapsed on them, ANI reported.

All three suffered serious injuries. Neighbours immediately called the 108 ambulance service, and the victims were taken to the Valaiyangulam Government Hospital for first aid. Vengatti succumbed to her injuries at the hospital, while Ammappillai and Veeramani were taken to the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai, where they too died of their injuries.

Perungudi police have filed a case and are investigating the incident.

Bengaluru woman dies in similar wall collapse incident

A similar case in Bengaluru’s Mahadevapura area was reported, where a 35-year-old woman named Shashikala lost her life after a compound wall collapsed on her. The incident occurred at the i-Zed company in Channasandra, where she was employed as a housekeeper.

It is suspected that heavy overnight rainfall weakened the structure, leading to the collapse. Shashikala died on the spot. She is survived by her husband, a daily wage labourer, and their two young children. The family is originally from Shahapur in Karnataka’s Yadgir district.

In response to the tragedy, the Karnataka government announced a compensation of ₹5 lakh for her family.

Three killed in a wall collapse incident in Delhi

In another incident, a wall of the under-construction building collapsed on Saturday evening in Paharganj, killing three people amid heavy rainfall. The deceased were identified as Prabhu, 65, a contractor, Niranjan, 40, a construction worker and Roshan, 35, another worker at the site. The Delhi Police have booked the owner for negligence, the reports said.

(With inputs from ANI)