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16 die in separate lightning incidents in Bihar

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Press Trust of India Patna
Last Updated : Jul 09 2017 | 7:57 PM IST
At least 16 persons died and two others injured in lightning strikes in seven districts of Bihar today.
Five persons died in Vaishali district, three each in Patna and Bhojpur, two in Saran while one each died in Rohtas, Nalanda and Araria districts, Disaster Management Department's Additional Secretary Anirudh Kumar told PTI.
Apart from the deaths, two persons were injured in Bhojpur district.
Kumar said the next to the kin of those killed would be given Rs 4 lakh as ex-gratia.

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First Published: Jul 09 2017 | 7:57 PM IST

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