Lightning kills four children in Chhattisgarh

Four children, including three of a family, were killed and one other was hurt after being hit by lightning during thundershowers at separate places in Raigarh district, police said today.
Three children - including two siblings Bharat Lal (10) and Karan (7) and their cousin Sangeeta (8) - of Bareth family in Nawapara Nadeli village, around 25 kms from Raigarh town, died on the spot after lightning struck them when they were playing on the village outskirts late last evening, Raigarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Rahul Bhagat said.
Another child of the same family received injuries in the incident and has been admitted to Raigarh district hospital, the SP said.

In a separate incident, a 15-year-old boy, Gaurishankar Rathiya, was killed after being struck by lightning while he was playing near a pond in Gindul village of the district last evening, the SP said.