Vijayapura, May 15 -- In a tragic incident, four members of a family, including two children, were killed after the roof of a house collapsed during heavy rain at Moratagi village in Almel taluk of Vijayapura district on Thursday night.

The deceased have been identified as Gurunath Badiger (35), his wife Jyoti Badiger (28), and their daughters Kalamma Badiger (13) and Keerthi Badiger (9).

According to preliminary information, Gurunath had been carrying out renovation work on his own house, due to which the family had temporarily shifted to an old rented house in the village.

Heavy rain lashed the region on Wednesday night, and the old structure reportedly could not withstand the impact. The roof of the house suddenly collapsed while th...