3 killed in lightning strikes in Odisha

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Bhubaneswar: At least three persons including two women and a teenage boy were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in the state on Tuesday.

According to reports, a 17-year-old boy identified Gurucharan Senapati died while his elder brother Raju (26) was critically injured after they were hit by lightning strike at Jharbeda village under Ghatagaon block in Keonjhar district.

According to sources, Raju and Gurucharan along with two others were organizing a feast near the village when rain lashed the area. The sibling duo took shelter under a tree when lightning struck them. While Gurucharan died on the spot, Raju was critically injured. He was admitted to the district headquarters hospital.

In the second such incident, two women, who are yet to be identified, were killed by lightning strike at Katiguda in Gudari block of Rayagada district.

According to sources, the women duo was returning home from their farmland after rain lashed the area when lightning hit them.

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