A 96-year-old woman has died in Dowa after the house she was living in collapsed following heavy rains.

Dowa Police spokesperson Gladson M’bumpha identified the deceased as Aneli Sikalenje from Ndola Village in the area of Traditional Authority Chiwere in the district.

M’bumpha said the incident happened on January 2, 2020 in Ndola Village.

“It is reported that the deceased was staying alone in her small house while her grandson’s house was a stone throw away.

“After taking super in the evening of Friday, January 1 2020, the deceased and his grandson went to sleep in their respective houses, but during the night there were heavy rains until the morning of Saturday, January 2 2020.

“The grandson woke up around 6am and he was surprised to see that the house of his grandmother had fallen.

“The grandson inspected the rubble and saw that her grandmother was dead,” M’bumpha said.

The incident was reported to police and police visited the scene accompanied by a medical officer who confirmed death as due to head injuries.