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Lightning kills 3, injures 2 in Odisha

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Press Trust of India Berhampur (Odisha)
Last Updated : May 07 2017 | 6:42 PM IST
Lightning kills three persons and injures two others in separate incidents in Ganjam district, police said today.
A 15-year-old high school girl student of Patapur died after she was struck by a lightning bolt on the outskirts of the village last evening.
In another incident, a 51-year-old man of Kaindi village died after he was struck by a thunderbolt yesterday, the police said.
A 27-year-old man of Patiguda died and two others were injured when thunderbolt struck them when they were sitting in the verandah of a panchayat office last evening, the police said.
The injured were undergoing treatment at MKCG Medical College and Hospital here and their condition was stated to be serious, police said.

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First Published: May 07 2017 | 6:42 PM IST

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