Elderly woman dies as mud house collapses after heavy rain in UP's Jhansi

The 75-year-old woman got buried under the debris after the collapse and died on the spot, a police official said.

A 75-year-old woman died after a mud house collapsed in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi on Thursday, police said.

Mauranipur SDM met the bereaved family and assured them of all possible assistance from the administration. (Representative Image/Shutterstock)

The incident occurred around noon in Kaghar village under Mauranipur region following continuous rainfall, Katera SHO Jaiprakash said.

After the collapse, Batti got buried under the debris and died on the spot, he added.

Upon receiving information, police reached the spot along with Mauranipur Sub-Divisional Magistrate Pradeep Kumar. They met the bereaved family and assured them of all possible assistance from the administration, the police said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem, they said.