12 people killed in lightningstrikes in Jharkhand
28 May 2023 10:07:46
RANCHI :
AT LEAST 12 people were killed due
to lightning strikes in different parts
of Jharkhand over the past two days,
an official said on Saturday.
Lightning strikes killed a woman and
her daughter at Barwadda area of
Dhanbad district, while two people
died at Bahragora in Jamdhespur and
Chirodih in Gumla district on Friday,
the official said. Another death was
reported from Lohardagga.
On Thursday seven people were
killed. One death each was reported
from Chatra, Hazaribag, Ranchi,
Bokaro and Khunti districts and two
at Hussainabad in Palamu.
An official with the state disaster
management department said that the
respective districts have been asked to
verify the casualties for payment of
compensation to the next of kin of
those killed.
The Jharkhand Government gives
Rs four lakh to the family of a person
who is killed in a lightning strike.
The state was lashed by gusty winds
and rains in the past two days, which
uprooted trees and electricity poles in
many parts of the state.
Jamshedpur recorded the highest
rainfall of 79 mm on Friday. Bokaro
recorded 52.4mm and Ranchi 5.9 mm.