Odisha

Lightning Claims Seven Lives In Odisha

By
OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Lightning strikes claimed seven lives across five districts of Odisha on Monday.

While a minor boy of Majhiguda village in Papadahandi block of Nabarangpur died while playing outside his house, a youth of Kathakata village in Anandpur of Keonjhar district passed away after lightning struck him near Birsamunda ground.

In Kendrapara district, a man in Baradanga village of Mahakalapada was killed while in Balikuda block of Jagatsinghpur district, a man and his cow were killed while returning to his Baragudipada village home.

In Dhenkanal district, a woman of Raidihi village and another woman of Dandaragadi village under Sadar police limits died when lightning struck them while they were sitting on the verandah of their house.

OB Bureau

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