Heavy pre-monsoon rain in Tripura this time is taking a heavy toll of lives in different parts of Tripura besides causing immense hardship to the people, Four of a tribal family at Thambukbari village of Mohanpur Sub-division under the West Tripura district as their mud-house collapsed due to heavy shower. The incident took place while they were sleeping and the house suddenly collapsed on Thursday night. Identified as Shaniram Debbarma (50), Amitra Bala Debbarma (45) and Abhijeet Debbarma (9) in Bairagi tilla area under Subal Singh in Hezamara block at west tripura district . this morning while the lone surviving member is struggling for life in GBP hospital. That due to heavy downpour from early hours of today the mud-walled house of the tribal family had collapsed on them with tin, beam etc and the three died on the spot . The neighbours rescued them from the under the debris and rushed the injured one to GBP hospital. In yet another incident at Belfang under the Hezamara block one more tribal inmate died on the spot as the mud-walled house collapsed on him. 

The chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb has announced a compensation package of Rs 4 lakh each for the affected families and other measures to help them from the disaster relief fund of the state government .. During past twenty four hours altogether 242 milimetres of rain have been recorded by the office of the Indian Meteriological Department (IMD).