Mother, son killed after slush enters their house

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Press Trust of India Kotdwar (U'khand)
Last Updated : Aug 05 2017 | 8:57 PM IST
A woman and her son were killed when slush from an adjoining field gushed into their house following heavy rains in Lansdowne area of Pauri district today.
The incident occurred at 4.30 AM in Lvinthha village, about 17 kms from Lansdowne, when Deepa Devi (30) and her son Sahil (8) were in sleep, SDM Sohan Singh Saini said.
They were rushed to the Kent Hospital in Lansdowne where the doctors declared them as brought dead.
Heavy rains over the past two days in Pauri district have claimed several lives, with five persons killed in separate rain-related incidents near Kotdwar yesterday.

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First Published: Aug 05 2017 | 8:57 PM IST