3 children among 5 injured in Karnal roof collapse

Five people, including three children, have sustained injuries as the roof of a two-storey house they were living in collapsed due to heavy rain at Kathlaheri village in Karnal

Five people, including three children, have sustained injuries as the roof of a two-storey house they were living in collapsed due to heavy rain at Kathlaheri village in Karnal.

The victims were taken to a local hospital and their condition is stable. (HT Photo)

The injured have been identified as Abhi (4), Garvit (3), Sonam (4), Sunita (48), and Sonia (23). Charan Singh, a member of the family, told police that at around 4am, he heard noise and found that the roof of the house had collapsed.

Some family members were trapped under the house. Later, the villagers reached the spot and pulled them out from the debris. They were taken to a local hospital and their condition is stable.

Karnal villagers protest waterlogging

Residents of Barota village in Karnal held a protest demanding the government to take immediate action to protect hundreds of acres of standing crop that was submerged in water.

The villagers blocked Karnal-Moonak road. They alleged that their crop is under water for the past one week and the district administration has not taken any action to drain out excess water from their fields.

“We have taken up the issue with the local officials but they did not take it seriously,” alleged the protesters.

Later, police reached the village and tried to pacify them and after one-and-a-half-hours the villagers agreed to lift the blockade.

Yamuna water enters fields in Karnal villages

Meanwhile, water of Yamuna river entered hundreds of acres in many villages of Karnal.

Following incessant rainfall in the past couple of days, the river’s water level has increased and it entered fields in Chaugawan, Chandraon, Karsola, Sayeed Chapra, Shergarh Tapu, Nabiabad and Mundigarhi villages.

However, there were no reports of water entering residential areas. Following reports of overflowing river, the district administration put out an alert and teams were deployed to assist the farmers.

District revenue officer Sham Lal said the situation is under control as by evening, the water had started receding.