lightning again wreaked havoc in the State and claimed the lives of as many as eight persons at different places on Tuesday.
In Nuapada district, a woman and her sister-in-law of Bharuamunda village under the Komana police station were killed as lightning struck them while they had taken shelter under a tree during rain.
Similarly, one person in Bada Barahampur in Kholar panchayat under Delang block and another in Pubasasan village under Pipili in Puri district were killed by lightning.
Similarly, a man was killed and his wife got critically injured at Sosa Sankatapali villager under Anandpur in Keonjhar district. Two persons were killed and one more was injured due to lightning at Banta block in Bhadrak district.
Similarly, a person was killed due to lightning in Bhaguathenga under Kujanda in Paradip.
In another such incident, a person was injured in Sundergarh district while two persons were critically injured after being struck by lightning at Batira village in Kendrapara district.Notably, more than 280 persons have been killed in lightning in the State in the last five months, according Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) sources.