Godda: Three member of a family including a child died due to lightning strikes accompanied by rain that lashed Kalhajor of Godda on Friday.
Reportedly, they were working in their filed when it suddenly started raining. They were standing beneath a tree when lightning struck them in Sunderpahari police station limits.
The deceased includes Panku Murmu(55), Sanjhli Hemrom(35), Premshila Marandi (5).
Earlier, at least 12 people died while 11 were severely injured due to lightning strikes and rain accompanied by thunderstorm that lashed several parts of Jharkhand.
A few days back, at least 83 people were killed by lightning in various districts of Bihar, and 24 in Uttar Pradesh while many people were reported to be injured as heavy rain and thunderstorms lashed several areas of north India.
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