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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SB)

Updated

Mangaluru, May 29: A woman was buried in a landslip that occured at Udaynagar near KPT here on the evening of Tuesday May 29 as torrential rains lashed the city.

The woman has been identified as Mohini (61), wife of Krishnappa.

Even though fire personnel, locals and police put in their best efforts to rescue Mohini, she could not be saved.

Her body was retrieved from under the debris and was shifted to Wenlock hospital.

The incident occured at her brother's house, next to which is her own house. It is learnt that Mohini had visited her brother's house on Tuesday evening. Due to the heavy rains, there was a landslip and a huge pile of mud collapsed on the kitchen of the house, where Mohini was at the time of the incident.

The entire kitchen collapsed and Mohini got buried under the debris.

As soon as the incident occured, locals and fire personnel rushed to the spot and began rescue operations. Even as the rescue operations were on, more mud collapsed making the task difficult.

Former mayor Mahabala Maarla also arrived at the spot and led the rescue operations.

The house has no proper access road due to which JCB operators had difficulty in entering the premises.