Eight people were injured when a house collapsed in Jajarkot district on Friday.

The house belonging to Padam Adhikari in Chhedagad Municipality-12 collapsed following heavy rainfall, injuring eight members.

According to the District Police Office, Jajarkot, the injured include 35-year-old Padam Adhikari, 10-year-old Dinesh Adhikari, 30-year-old Sarita Adhikari, 14-year-old Nabin Adhikari, 65-year-old Bhirkuli Adhikari, 15-year-old Sujata Adhikari, 16-year-old Sangita Adhikari, and 14-year-old Navaraj Adhikari.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Purushottam Prasad Pandey, who is also chief of the Jajarkot district police office, the one-storey mud house collapsed due to heavy rainfall.