Nine persons were killed and around 20 others injured when lightning struck them in different parts of the State on Tuesday afternoon.
Reports from Jagatsinghpur district said three persons were killed
and three others were seriously injured in lightning
at Nimakala under Tirtol police limits.
In Kendrapada, a 59-year old man, Sankarshan Mallick, of Gogua under the Mahakalapada police station died as lightning struck him while he was returning from his agriculture field.
Due to lightning, a 15-year-old youth of Pattamundai sustained injuries while the boy was in his house. Two youths of Ali also sustained injuries. One among the
duo got injury as his mobile burst when a lightning struck near Albha.
As many as 15 students of the Pattamundai Government Girls' High School fell ill when lightning struck them while they were in their classrooms. They were rushed to the Pattamundai CHC.
In Cuttack, an agricultural worker, Dhuleswar Sethy (45), died on the spot due to the calamity while he was working in his paddy field at Dikshitpada under Nischintkoili block.
In Jharsuguda, a farmer, Prasanna Kumur (64), of Remanda under the lakhanpur police station died after being struck by lightning while he was returning to his house.
In Bhadrak, a girl student of Sathibakuda under Chandbali block and a labourer from Bideipurpala under the Basudevpur police limits died in the fateful incident.
Similarly, a person of Patilo village under Anandpur block in Keonjhar district died in lightning. Reports from Bhubaneswar said two persons were seriously injured in lightning. They were admitted in the Capital Hospital.