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Four Killed in Lightning Strikes Across Jharkhand

Four Killed in Lightning Strikes Across Jharkhand
Four Killed in Lightning Strikes Across Jharkhand · deccanchronicle.com

Lightning is a giant spark of electricity that flashes in the sky during storms.

Sometimes, lightning can be very dangerous to people who are outside.

In a place called Jharkhand in India, lightning hit four people.

Sadly, all four of them died because of the lightning.

Two of the people who died were men and two were women.

Three of the deaths happened in a district called Hazaribag.

One death happened in a district called Chatra.

Some of the people were working in a paddy field when the lightning struck.

One young man was traveling from a market to his village when he got struck.

Police told people about these sad events the next day.

Key facts

Fatalities
4 people (2 men, 2 women)
Districts affected
Hazaribag and Chatra, Jharkhand
Deaths in Hazaribag
3
Deaths in Chatra
1
Deceased couple
Basudev Mahto (51) and Duliya Devi (48), Kanchanpur village
Other deceased
Baswa Devi (50), Choutha village; Pawan Kumar Mahto (25), Hafua village
Police stations involved
Katkamsandi, Barkatha and Piparwar
Reported by
Police on Friday

Sources

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