Lightning strikes kill at least 31 people in Odisha

At least 31 people have been killed and 30 others injured in lightning strikes in different parts of Odisha. The lightning was accompanied by thundershower and rain. The special relief commissioner has confirmed 25 of the deaths and the final count may go up as information was still coming in.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 30 July 2016.

Balasore district reported eight deaths, while Bhadrak reported seven - all these 15 happened between 10am and 12 noon and most of the victims were those working on paddy field. In Banta, Chandballi and Tihidi blocks of Bhadrak district, four of the deceased were farmers working on the paddy field and three others were returning home from market.
In Khurda district, of which state capital Bhubaneswar is a part, six people were killed while four deaths were reported from Mayurbhanj district and three others in Jajpur district. Moreover, three deaths occurred in Nayagarh, Keonjhar and Kendrapada district respectively.
As per rules, the standard ex-gratia norms are Rs 4 lakh compensation to the next of kin of the deceased.


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