Tamil Nadu: 2 Killed as Building Collapses After Heavy Rains
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Coimbatore: Two persons, one a woman, were killed after having been trapped a building that collapsed in the city due to heavy rains accompanied by strong winds. Five others were rescued, police said on Monday.
The single-storey building on Chettiveedhi (Chetti Street) suddenly collapsed on Sunday night. Eight persons, including two in the ground floor, were trapped in the debris, at around 10.30 pm.
Police and Fire and Rescue personnel toiled hard to clear the debris and managed to pull out those who were trapped, while the District Collector K. Rajamani and Police Commissioner Sumit Saran monitored the rescue operations.
The rescued include a six-year-old child and search is on for another, they said.
The city experienced heavy rains accompanied with strong winds from evening till midnight.
(PTI)
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