Nuapada: A woman died and her five-year-old daughter suffered critical injuries after a portion of wall of their house at Nagapada village under Komna block in Nuapada district collapsed late on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Lalita Rout (35).
The incident took place when the mother-daughter duo was sleeping in the house. The water-soaked wall of the pucca house collapsed and fell on them following incessant rain.
Following the incident, the duo was immediately rushed to the district headquarters hospital, where the woman succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment.
Police have registered a case of unnatural death.
