Nine killed in separate lightning strikes in MP

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Press Trust of India Bhopal
Last Updated : Mar 13 2016 | 6:02 PM IST
Nine persons, including three women and a minor girl, were killed when lightning struck them at different places in Madhya Pradesh during the last 24 hours.
As per MeT department, the state is likely to witness hailstorm, rain and thundershowers in next 24 hours as well.
According to police, Hala Patel and Laxmi Lodhi were today killed by lightning under Patharia and Hatta police station areas respectively, in Damoh district.
In another incident, a 12-year-old girl Abhilasha was yesterday killed when lightning struck her in Baldeogarh police station area of Tikamgarh district, Inspector C L Parihar said.
Two women - Rajkumari and Kusum - succumbed to their injuries when lightning struck them in Naryaoli police station area of Sagar district.
In Rajgarh, two persons - Satish Malviya and Mukesh Prajpati - were killed when lightning struck in Talen police station area.
One Rakesh Bhabar was killed in Raipuriya police station area of Jhabua district and while another person, identified as Lachi Uikey, died under Chhapara-Bhimgarh police outpost area in Seoni district when lightning struck them, police said.
Most of the victims died while working in fields, police said.
Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur in Bhopal in the next 24 hours, the MeT department said.
Hailstorm is likely to occur at isolated places over Rewa and Shahdol divisions and Katni, Panna, Chhattarpur and Damoh districts in the next 24 hours, India Meteorological Department's Bhopal Office Duty Officer R R Tripathi said.
Rain or thundershowers may occur at a few places over Shahdol, Rewa and Sagar divisions and at Katni, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur districts and at isolated place over rest of Madhya Pradesh in the next 24 hours, he said.
The inclement weather in the state was due to north west upper air cyclonic circulation and induced low pressure over north-west Rajasthan, Tripathi said.
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First Published: Mar 13 2016 | 6:02 PM IST

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