<p>A 36-year-old man was killed after a wall of his house collapsed due to heavy rain on Friday night at Jai Bheem Nagar slum in Mahadevpura on Friday.<br /><br />The victim has been identified as Raju. With this, the number of people who died in the city due to rain-related accidents this monsoon season has risen to eight. <br /><br />“It was a 30-year-old house which was in a dilapidated condition. A portion of the wall collapsed around 2 am when the inmates were sleeping, killing Raju,” said a neighbour.<br /><br />Raju is survived by his wife Chinnamma and his parents. The victim’s parents have been admitted to hospital with minor injuries to their legs.<br /><br />Mayor R Sampath Raj inspected the place and ordered evacuation of people from dilapidated houses. He also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the members of the victim’s family. Corporator Hariprasad also allotted Rs 25,000 for repairs to the house.<br /><br />The rain also left many parts of the city water-logged dampening the festive spirit. Traffic was slow in some parts like Varthur Kodi, Whitefield and Koramangala due to water-logging. Mahadevapura and Krishnarajapuram reported heavy rainfall.<br /><br />Meanwhile, two trees in Jayanagar 3rd Block and BTM Layout were uprooted due to heavy rain on Friday night.</p>
<p>A 36-year-old man was killed after a wall of his house collapsed due to heavy rain on Friday night at Jai Bheem Nagar slum in Mahadevpura on Friday.<br /><br />The victim has been identified as Raju. With this, the number of people who died in the city due to rain-related accidents this monsoon season has risen to eight. <br /><br />“It was a 30-year-old house which was in a dilapidated condition. A portion of the wall collapsed around 2 am when the inmates were sleeping, killing Raju,” said a neighbour.<br /><br />Raju is survived by his wife Chinnamma and his parents. The victim’s parents have been admitted to hospital with minor injuries to their legs.<br /><br />Mayor R Sampath Raj inspected the place and ordered evacuation of people from dilapidated houses. He also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the members of the victim’s family. Corporator Hariprasad also allotted Rs 25,000 for repairs to the house.<br /><br />The rain also left many parts of the city water-logged dampening the festive spirit. Traffic was slow in some parts like Varthur Kodi, Whitefield and Koramangala due to water-logging. Mahadevapura and Krishnarajapuram reported heavy rainfall.<br /><br />Meanwhile, two trees in Jayanagar 3rd Block and BTM Layout were uprooted due to heavy rain on Friday night.</p>
