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Five killed due to lightning in UP

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Press Trust of India Lucknow

Light to moderate rains, thundershowers occurred at a few places over the state, Met office said.

Two women and a peacock were killed after being stuck by lightning in Gyanpur area of Bhadoi district, police said.

Sanjula Devi (25) and Shanti Devi (52) were killed yesterday in the incident while a peacock was also struck by lightning in the area, they said.

Three persons, including a 14-year-old girl, met the similar fate in different parts of Barabanki district.

Chief amounts of rainfall recorded was 4 cm in Gyanpur, 3 cm each in Musafirkhana, Jaunpur, and Mathura, and 2 cm each in Ayodhya, Hardoi, Faizabad, Aonla, Jasrana, Jalesar, Shahabad, Varanasi and Barabanki-2 each.

 

Light to moderate rain, thundershowers would occur at few places over the state, the department said.

  

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First Published: Jul 11 2012 | 7:05 PM IST

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