A 90-year-old woman died after her tiled roofed house collapsed due to continuous rain in Arakkonam, near Ranipet, in the early hours on Wednesday.
The police said S. Alamelu lived with her second son S. Manogaran, a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police, in a dilapidated house on Mettu Street in Gururajapettai for nearly two decades. After dinner, she went to sleep in one of the rooms while her son slept in another room in the front of the house.
Around 1.30 a.m on Wednesday, the tiled roof collapsed due to the continuous rain. Wooden logs on the roof fell on the woman, who died on the spot. Neighbours and relatives informed the Fire and Rescue Services and the police. After an hour, the body was retrieved and shifted to a government hospital. A case has been filed by the Arakkonam taluk police.
