2 houses collapse in Madhya Pradesh after heavy rains; 6 killed, 4 injured
Rewa/Singrauli: Six people were killed and four others injured in two incidents of house collapse due to heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa and Singrauli districts on Sunday, officials said.
In Rewa, a 35-year-old man, his 60-year-old mother and two daughters, aged 7 and 8 years, were killed when their mud house collapsed in the morning, police officials said.
Rewa Collector Ilayaraja T said the incident took place in Ghuchiyari Bahera village under Garh police station area, about 50 km from the district headquarters.
Another minor daughter of the man received injuries and she was admitted to Gangev Hospital, he said.
Eyewitnesses claimed the administration team could not reach the spot in time due to lack of a proper road connecting the village.
A motorable road is about three km away from the village, they said.
Mangawa Sub-Divisional Magistrate K P Pandey was monitoring the relief and rescue work, the collector said.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and state Congress chief Kamal Nath condoled the loss of lives.
In neighbouring Singrauli district, a 10-year-old boy and his 3-year-old sister were killed when their mud house collapsed in Sailo area under Vindhya Nagar police station limits at around 1 am, Jayant police post in-charge Abhimanyu Dwivedi said.
Their parents and another minor sister were injured and undergoing treatment, he added.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
