India, May 30 -- Two people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed, while three members of a family got trapped in their house after it collapsed due to incessant monsoon rainfall in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district.

The deaths were reported from Derala Katte near Montepadavu Kodi and Kanakere, where continuous overnight rainfall triggered a hill collapse causing structures to crumble under the pressure of loose soil and debris.

In the Montepadavu Kodi area, a house belonging to Kanthappa Poojary was buried when the hillside gave way, trapping five members of his family under the debris. Officials confirmed that one woman, Prema Poojary (60), died on the spot.

Rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and S...