Nine persons, including three women and a minor girl, were killed when lightning struck them at different places in the State during the last 24 hours. As per MeT department, the State is likely to witness hailstorm, rain and thundershowers in next 24 hours as well.
According to police, Hala Patel and laxmi lodhi were killed on Sunday by lightning under Patharia and Hatta police station areas respectively, in Damoh district.
In another incident, a 12-year-old girl Abhilasha was killed on Saturday when lightning struck her in Baldeogarh police station area of Tikamgarh district, Inspector Cl Parihar said.
Two women - Rajkumari and Kusum - succumbed to their injuries when lightning struck them in Naryaoli police station area of Sagar district.
In Rajgarh, two persons - Satish Malviya and Mukesh Prajpati - were killed when lightning struck in Talen police station area.
One Rakesh Bhabar was killed in Raipuriya police station area of Jhabua district and while another person, identified as lachi Uikey, died under Chhapara-Bhimgarh police outpost area in Seoni district when lightning struck them, police said.
Most of the victims died while working in fields, police said.
Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur in Bhopal in the next 24 hours, the MeT department said.
Hailstorm is likely to occur at isolated places over Rewa and Shahdol divisions and Katni, Panna, Chhattarpur and Damoh districts in the next 24 hours, India Meteorological Department's Bhopal Office Duty Officer RR Tripathi said.
Rain or thundershowers may occur at a few places over Shahdol, Rewa and Sagar divisions and at Katni, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur districts and at isolated place over rest of Madhya Pradesh in the next 24 hours, he said.
The inclement weather in the state was due to north
west upper air cyclonic circulation and induced low pressure over north-west Rajasthan, Tripathi said.
A 12-year-boy was killed after being struck by lightning near Guptgodavari in Tharpahar area of Satna district, police said. The deceased was identified as Ajay Yadav, who was a student of class five. The accident occurred when Ajay went to graze his cattle at a field last evening. The body was sent for post-mortem.