4 children among 5 dead as J&K house collapses after hit by boulder

Udhampur/Jammu: Five members, including four children, of a family died and another was injured when a boulder hit a house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district early Tuesday, officials said. The house collapsed under the impact of the boulder.

The incident occurred at Barmean village in Ramnagar area, following which the house totally collapsed and five family members were buried, according to officials.

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Locals and police rushed to the spot and recovered five bodies, and an injured person, Raj Singh, has been hospitalised, the officials said.

The deceased have been identified as Sharda Devi (35), Aarti Devi (16), Anu Devi (14), Swani Devi (12), and Pawan Singh (10), they added.

Details to follow

PTI