Ranchi, June 23
Continuous torrential rains have severely affected normal life across several districts of Jharkhand.
Urban areas such as Ranchi, Ramgarh, Latehar, Jamshedpur, Hazaribagh, Bokaro, and Giridih are facing the brunt due to waterlogging, with floodwaters entering homes in low-lying areas.
The relentless rainfall has led to multiple incidents of house collapses and people drowning in rivers, reservoirs, and waterfalls.
In Hazaribagh’s Rasoi Dhamna Baratola village under the Barhi police station area, the roof of a dilapidated house collapsed amid heavy rain late Sunday night.
A couple -- Habib Ansari and his wife Jumera Khatoon, both around 50 years old -- died after being buried under the debris. Their bodies were recovered by villagers on Monday morning.
In Palamu district, two children were swept away while bathing in rain-swollen rivers. Twelve-year-old Rakesh Kumar Amanat, a resident of Uksu village under Panki police station, was found dead on Monday.
Fourteen-year-old Sameer Ansari from Basaria village of the same area also drowned in the Amanat River. His body is yet to be recovered.
On Saturday evening, two more children drowned in Barka Bandh in Palamu town.