11 dead, 4 injured in lightning strikes in WB

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11 dead, 4 injured in lightning strikes in WB

Published : Jul 28, 2020, 9:29 am IST
Updated : Jul 28, 2020, 9:29 am IST

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At least 11 people died and four others injured in lightning strikes in West Bengal's Bankura, Purba Bardhaman and Howrah districts.

Kolkata: At least 11 people died and four others injured in lightning strikes in West Bengal's Bankura, Purba Bardhaman and Howrah districts.

LightningFive people each died in Bankura and Purba Bardhaman, and one person in Howrah district.

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In Bankura, two persons, including a woman, died in Onda and Bankura Sadar police station areas when lightning struck the fields where they were working, sources said.

Two others also died in Onda area, and another one in Gangajalghati.

Lightning in Jharkhand LightningThree persons died in separate thunder strikes in different villages when they were working in the fields, sources said.

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The Met department has forecast rain or thunderstorm in some places of South Bengal on Tuesday.

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