Bhubaneswar: Fourteen persons were killed and six other injured in lightning at various places across Odisha today.
In Balasore district, while one person each was killed at Mahamadabad village under Srijanga panchayat and at Kuligan under Khandapada police limits, five persons were injured in total.
Similarly in Bhadrak district, lightning claimed one life each at Orali and Rambila villages under Tihidi block. One person each was also killed in lightning in three villages under Chandabali block of the district.
According to sources, one house caught fire due to lightning at Andulapur under Rajnagar Tehsil in Kendrapara district. One person was killed due to lightning at Petachhela and two others at Kuchila villages under Mahakalapada block and Bantala village under Patakura block of the district respectively.
One death each was reported from Anra village under Banspal block of Keonjhar district and at Balaramprasad village in Angul district.
In Sundergarh district one person was killed in lightning at Subdega under Talasara police limits.