Archive · 6 Sep 2026
House Collapses Amid Rains Kill Six Across Uttar Pradesh
Six people died in three house-collapse incidents in Uttar Pradesh.
Four of them were from one family in Kanpur district.
A father and three daughters were killed when their kutcha house fell during rain.
Another daughter was seriously injured and is receiving treatment.
In Budaun, a farmer died when a wall fell on him while he was sleeping.
His wife was hurt and taken to a hospital.
In Ballia, a six-year-old girl died when a mud wall collapsed on her.
Villagers and emergency workers helped rescue people from the fallen buildings.
Four members of a family, including three minor girls, died when their kutcha house collapsed in Kanpur district.
A farmer died and his wife was seriously injured after a house wall collapsed in Budaun district.
A six-year-old girl died after a mud wall fell on her in Ballia district.
Heavy rain preceded the Budaun collapse, while the exact cause of the Kanpur collapse remains under investigation.
The Kanpur family alleged delayed police and medical responses; authorities said rescue operations and treatment were provided.
- Who
- Six people died: four members of a Kanpur family, a Budaun farmer, and a six-year-old girl in Ballia; two people were injured.
- What
- Three separate wall or house collapses caused six deaths and injuries to two survivors.
- When
- The incidents occurred on Sunday; the Budaun collapse happened late Saturday night and the Kanpur collapse around 11 a.m.
- Where
- Hirni village in Kanpur district, Gurgaon village in Budaun district, and Naferpur village in Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Heavy rain was reported before the Budaun collapse, while the exact cause of the Kanpur collapse is being investigated; a mud wall fell in the Ballia incident.
Family and Villagers' Allegations
Police Account
Response after Kanpur collapse
Family and Villagers' Allegations
The family alleged that repeated calls to the Saadh police station were initially unanswered and that villagers had to conduct the rescue for nearly two hours.
Police Account
Police said personnel, fire brigade teams and locals rescued the trapped family and took them to the Patara Community Health Centre.
Medical care at Patara
Family and Villagers' Allegations
The family alleged treatment was delayed because no doctor was available when the victims reached the health centre and demanded an impartial inquiry.
Police Account
Police reported that the family members were taken to the health centre, where four were declared dead and the injured daughter was later treated at Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital.
- Total deaths
- Six people died in the three incidents.
- Kanpur toll
- A man and three daughters died; another daughter was seriously injured.
- Budaun toll
- A 35-year-old farmer died and his wife sustained serious injuries.
- Ballia toll
- A six-year-old girl, identified as Kirti Rajbhar, died.
- Rescue response
- Police, fire brigade personnel and villagers helped rescue those trapped in Kanpur.
- Medical treatment
- The injured Kanpur girl was taken to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital in Kanpur, while the injured Budaun woman was admitted to a hospital.
- Investigation
- Police said the exact cause of the Kanpur collapse was being investigated.