Amethi (UP), Sep 18 (PTI) A woman was killed on Sunday morning when a wall of her house collapsed following rains, officials said.

The incident occurred in Hargaon village under Jamon police station area.

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Station House Officer of Jamon police station Akhilesh Gupta said, "One Fulmati (55) was cleaning utensils in the house when a wall of the 'kutcha' house collapsed. The woman was killed in the incident."

The body has been sent for postmortem.

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Amethi district has been receiving heavy rains for the last four days, leading to waterlogging at many places.

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