Karnal/Rohtak, Sept. 4 -- Eight people, including three minor sisters and two brothers, were killed in rain-related incidents across Haryana on Wednesday. While house collapses triggered by heavy downpour claimed seven lives in Bhiwani, Kurukshetra, Yamunanaga and Fatehabad, another man was found dead after his car plunged into a canal in Sirsa, police said.

Three sisters, two brothers among eight dead

In Bhiwani, three minor sisters were killed when their rented house collapsed in Kalinga village.

According to police, the sisters - Anshika (15), Disha (9) and Bharti (7) - were trapped under debris after the roof of their house caved in around 5 am. Their father Om Pal (45), mother Anita (40) and five-year-old brother Dhruva were rescu...