Tag: Lightning Deaths In Odisha

Five deaths due to lightning strikes were reported from Balasore district while Mayurbhanj and Bhadrak district witnessed one fatality each. 

Bhubaneswar: As many as nine persons were killed and five others injured in lightning strikes at different places in Odisha today. In Nuapada district, a woman and her sister-in-law of Bharuamunda village under Komana police limits were killed as lightning struck them while they were taking shelter under a tree during rain. Similarly, two persons- […]

Bhubaneswar: Lightning kills more people in Odisha than any other calamity in the State with the latest being death of 34 persons in last 36 hours. Keeping this in mind and the 34 deaths in the past 36 hours has prompted the Odisha government to plan a massive awareness program to prevent casualties. “We will […]

As many as 18 goats were also killed in the lightning incident

Keonjhar: In a heartrending incident, a groom was killed while his bride sustained grievous injuries after being struck by lightning today on their reception day. According to sources, the newly-wed couple and three other persons were sitting on the verandah of their house at Tangiriapal village in Keonjhar and preparing for their reception when lightning […]