Six persons were killed and two others seriously injured when lightning struck different parts of the State on Monday afternoon.
According to reports, three persons of Deula village in Nabarangpur district were killed while one person was killed and another seriously injured in lightning at Charada village under Binika block in Sonepur district.
In Sundargarh district, a woman of Sounamara village under Talsara police station limits was killed in lightning while in Kalahandi district, one person was killed and another person was seriously injured when lightning struck them at Jamunapur village of Karlamunda block.