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A 20-year-old pistillate died and 3 members of her household sustained injuries aft a information of their dilapidated tiled location collapsed onto an adjoining asbestos-roof operation astatine Alamankurichi Udaiyar Street adjacent Kumbakonam precocious connected Saturday (November 29, 2025).
The deceased has been identified arsenic Renuga (20), who had completed diploma successful agriculture. According to officials, the household — Muthuvel (56), a regular wage worker, his woman Seetha (45), and daughters Kanimozhi (21), a BBA graduate, and Renuga — owned an aged tiled location and an asbestos-roof dwelling connected the aforesaid premises.
As the tiled location had been successful a deteriorated condition, the household had been sleeping successful the asbestos-roof structure. Due to continuous dense rain, a partition of the aged location collapsed astir 11.30 p.m. and fell onto the asbestos-roof gathering wherever the household was sleeping.
All 4 suffered injuries. Neighbours rushed to the spot connected proceeding the sound and rescued the victims who were admitted to the Kumbakonam Government Headquarters Hospital.
Renuga, who sustained terrible injuries, was aboriginal referred to the Thanjavur Medical College Hospital for further treatment. She succumbed to her injuries past midnight, infirmary sources said.
Revenue officials and Kumbakonam Taluk constabulary are conducting an inquiry.
