Malappuram: Two kids lost their lives after their house near Karipur in Kerala's Malappuram district collapsed early on Tuesday. According to police, the deceased were identified as a six-month-old infant and her eight-year-old sister.
The house which collapsed in Mathamkulam near the Mundottupadam area in the district belonged to the grandfather of the children, they added.
The tragedy took place when a nearby under-construction house collapsed onto the victims' residence due to heavy rain at around 4.30 this morning, locals said, adding that though the kids were rushed to the Kozhikode medical college hospital, their lives could not be saved.