Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Woman Dies as Heavy Rain Collapses Mayurbhanj Home Wall
A couple were sleeping in their home when a wall fell on them.
The accident happened in Chhanua village during heavy rain.
The woman, Hemalata Mahant, died.
Her husband was badly hurt and taken to a hospital.
Police think several days of rain may have weakened the wall.
The house was a kutcha house, which generally refers to a home made with less durable materials.
The woman’s body was sent for an examination.
Police are still investigating what happened.
A 50-year-old woman, Hemalata Mahant, died after a wall collapsed on her home in Mayurbhanj district.
Her husband was seriously injured and admitted to Rairangpur hospital.
The couple were sleeping inside their kutcha house in Chhanua village when the collapse occurred Monday night.
Police suspect continuous heavy rainfall over three to four days weakened and brought down the wall.
Bahalda recorded 273 mm of rainfall, the state’s highest total in the 24 hours ending Tuesday morning, according to the IMD.
- Who
- Hemalata Mahant, 50, died, and her husband was seriously injured.
- What
- A wall of the couple’s kutcha house collapsed on them while they were sleeping.
- When
- Monday night; the incident was reported by police on Tuesday.
- Where
- Chhanua village under Badampahad police station in Mayurbhanj district; the husband was taken to Rairangpur hospital.
- Why
- Police suspect continuous heavy rainfall over the previous three to four days caused the wall to collapse.
- Death
- Hemalata Mahant, aged 50
- Injury
- Her husband was seriously injured
- Incident location
- Chhanua village, Mayurbhanj district
- Incident time
- Monday night
- Hospital
- Rairangpur hospital
- Highest rainfall
- Bahalda recorded 273 mm in the 24 hours ending at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday
- Other rainfall totals
- Rairangpur recorded 180 mm and Jamda recorded 124 mm