Odisha

6 Killed In Lightning Strike In 2 Odisha Districts

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OB Bureau

Balasore/Baripada: Six persons including three women were killed and four others seriously injured in separate cases of lightning strike in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts on Saturday afternoon.

In Balasore, woman farmers, Pana Majhi of Mathani village and Ranu Kalindi of Sasan village, both under Basta block, died after lightning struck them while they were working in paddy field. Besides, two men in the same block were seriously injured.

Besides, two minor boys of Chamaradigi village and a woman of Sugo village of Jaleswar block died and two persons were seriously injured in similar incident.

In Mayurbhanj district, a farmer of Basipitha village under Khunta block died as lighting struck him while he was working in his paddy field.

OB Bureau

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