Bengaluru, April 29 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs.5 lakh as compensation each to the next of kin of seven people who lost their lives in the compound wall collapse near Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital in Bengaluru's Shivajinagar.

A civil defence member informed ANI that seven people have died in the wall collapse incident due to heavy rains.

Speaking to ANI, a relative of an injured person in the incident said, "The wall collapsed following rainfall. My brother is very serious."

As heavy rainfall continues to lash the state capital, Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) teams have been deployed to re-evaluate perennial flood zones and ageing structures to prevent further accidents

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