Mangaluru, July 1 -- Three members of a family, including a woman and two young girls, were killed after the roof and walls of an old tiled house collapsed in Mangaluru's Kankanady area early Wednesday following incessant rainfall across Dakshina Kannada district.

The tragic incident occurred in the early hours when the victims were asleep inside the house. According to preliminary information, continuous overnight rain had weakened the structure, causing the roof and walls to suddenly cave in and trap the occupants beneath the debris.

Local residents, along with personnel from the Fire and Emergency Services Department, immediately rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. After clearing the rubble, they managed to rescue a m...