Wall collapsed: Woman suspected to be trapped, rescue operation is on
Mangaluru, May 29: A woman is suspected to be trapped under the debris when a compound wall of a house was collapsed near KPT Udayanagar in the city on Tuesday.
The victim is identified as Mohini (60), wife of Kamalaksha of Udayanagar. Fire brigade team is removing the mud. As Mohin was underwent a heart surgery a few years back, she has been residing at her brother’s house as she could not walk on the slopes where her house is situated. Very rarely, she used to go to her house. But when she has visited her house to verify it following heavy rains since morning, the wall was collapsed.
Mohini, her husband Kamalaksha and her sister Girijakshi were living together. Though Mohini was living at her brother’s house, she used to come to her home. She was rolling beedis for her livelihood.
Girijakshi who witnessed the incident said that “both of us tried to stop rainwater gushing into the toilet. She was standing beside me. When it started raining heavily, I went inside and asked her to come in. But she was standing outside and when the wall collapsed, she trapped under it”, she said rolling tears in her eyes.
It is said that there was no proper drainage to let the rainwater in the area. So, the compound wall was collapsed. The City Corporation authorities were asked to construct the drainage several times, no action was taken, locals said.
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US Consulate in Dubai reportedly attacked
Dubai: Smoke was seen rising from an area near the United States Consulate in Dubai, according to witness accounts cited by Reuters.
There was no immediate official confirmation on the extent of damage or whether there were any casualties in the incident.
Earlier, the US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, was also attacked. Authorities reported damage to the premises, but no casualties were recorded.
The developments come amid heightened tensions in the region, with Iran continuing to target US interests in the Middle East following deadly attacks launched on Saturday by Israel and the United States.
Near US embassy in Dubai pic.twitter.com/z5VTZNVxNO
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