Lightning injures two; kills 25 cattle in Chhattisgarh

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Press Trust of India Raipur
Last Updated : Aug 22 2014 | 5:21 PM IST
Two herdsmen were today injured and 25 cattle were killed in separate places of Chhattisgarh's Kanker district when they were struck by lightning, police said.
Herdsmen- Lalit (60) and Ishwar (50) received injuries and 8 goats were killed at Tarasgaon under Charama police station limits, a police official told PTI.
After primary treatment at a local health centre, the injured were shifted to Kanker district headquarters for further treatment, he said.
In another lightning incident in Charama area, as many as seventeen cattle comprising 15 goats and two cows, were killed in Chandeli village, he said.
Adequate compensation will be provided to villagers by the local administration for the loss of their livestock, he added.
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First Published: Aug 22 2014 | 5:21 PM IST

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