Bhubaneswar, May 21 -- At least three persons were killed and another was injured when a temporary tent house in which they were resting collapsed during a nor'wester (Kalbaisakhi) that hit Odisha's Keonjhar district on Thursday afternoon, police said.

According to local officials, strong winds accompanied by rain lashed Naranpur, bringing down a temporary tent structure where workers were present at the time. Rescue teams launched operations and pulled out those trapped beneath the collapsed structure.

The deceased were identified as Alok Chipindia, Sagar Nayak and Petu Nayak, all associated with Maa Tarini Tent House, an official said, adding that the injured worker was admitted to a nearby hospital and was reported to be in critical ...