Five of family injured in wall collapse in UP

Five members of a family, including three children, were injured when a part of a house collapsed in Nimayu village in the district, police said today.

The incident occurred last evening under Charthawal police station, they said.

Charan Singh (52), his wife Sunita (50) , Anmol (4), Harsh (6) and Adarsh (7) were later shifted to a hospital, they added.

In another incident, over 4,000 chicks were killed when the wall of a poultry farm collapsed during rains in Gharidolat village of Shamli district yesterday, they said.

The loss was estimated to be worth to lakhs of rupees.