Nine killed by lightning strikes across state

At least nine people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike on Tuesday,said officials.

Six people died in Jamnagar district while three in Vadodara district. One person each died in Dwarka,Kalyanpur,Bhanvad,Bedi,Khambalia and Sutaria villages of Jamnagar,they said.

Jaswant Wajisinh Baria (52),a farmer,and his buffalo calf were killed in a lightning strike at his house in Kadwal village at 5.30 pm. According to the police,Baria was sleeping under a tree when a bolt of lightning struck his thatched house,killing him on the spot. His wife,Sumitra,suffered burns at several places and is now undergoing treatment. Barias three-year-old buffalo was also killed.

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Elsewhere,at Chameta under the Naswadi police station,two persons died after lightning struck the village around 6.30 pm. Sub-Inspector Indrasinh Baria said: We have been unable to identify them as their bodies are charred. Villagers suspect them to be migrant labourers.

In a separate incident at Ghodi Simel village near Jabugam in Panchmahals on Monday,Gopalbhai Bhil,the husband of sarpanch Vijayaben,died on the spot after his bike skidded in the storm. He was on his way to deliver tiffin to his daughter.

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