12-yr-old girl killed as roof collapses in Baba Bakala

A 12-year-old girl was killed and other members of the family were injured when the roof of their house collapsed during heavy rain at Sathiala village in Baba Bakala here early this morning.

Rajwinder Singh, owner of the house, said the family was asleep when the wall collapsed and his 12-year-old daughter lost her life. The incident happened as heavy rain lashed overnight across Amritsar and Gurdaspur.

Baba Bakala MLA Dalbir Singh Tong reached Sub Divisional Hospital to meet the bereaved family. While talking to the injured, he assured that the government is with them in this hour of grief. He said the death of the girl can never be compensated, but the AAP-led state government will provide them with all kinds of financial assistance.

MLA Tong appealed to the people to remain alert in view of continuous rain and avoid going to low-lying areas. He said this is a natural disaster, but their government is making all arrangements to deal with this natural disaster and all possible assistance is being provided to the flood-affected families.