At least five persons, including two football fans, were killed today and as many seriously injured after being struck by lightning in separate incidents in Odisha.
Lightning struck the stadium at Jalda on the outskirts of Rourkela when a football match was going on in an overcast sky between Rourkela and Jalda.
As the spectators were enjoying the match, a lightning struck the east side of the gallery killing two persons on the spot and leaving five others unconscious, police said.
The injured were immediately shifted to Rourkela Government Hospital where their condition was stated to be stable, hospital sources said.
In the other incidents, three women were killed after being struck by lightning while working in their farm land in Puri district today, police said.
While two women belonging to Ura village under Puri Sadar police station died while busy in farming work, another woman fell to the natural phenomena near Dalanai village under Gop police station under similar circumstances.
Besides, many electronics and electrical appliances were damaged under the impact of the lighting during heavy rains in the area, sources said.
