India, Aug. 31 -- A farmer died in a wall collapse in Jawharke village in Punjab's Mansa district amid heavy rain on Sunday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Punjab and warned of very heavy to extremely heavy rains in the next 48 hours.

A CCTV footage of the incident shows the farmer riding a bicycle, when the wall adjoining the street suddenly collapsed on him. In a video of the spot in the aftermath of the incident, bricks can be seen lying for the length of the street where the wall stood.

The incident comes even as the India Meteorological Department cautioned residents that weak or vulnerable structures could be damaged by the force and volume of the rain.

Punjab is witnessing heavy rains in several...