Two minors of the same family, aged 11 and three have died in Nkhatabay District after walls of a house they were sleeping in collapsed on them.

Nkhatabay District Council chairperson, Celia ada Mana confirmed of the development.

Mana has identified the two as Pemphero Gama and Esther Nali and hailed from Traditional Authority Mankhambira in the district.

It is reported that the walls of the house collapsed at around one O’ clock this morning due to heavy rains.

Mana says the bodies of the deceased have since been taken to Nkhatabay district hospital for postmortem.