At least 10 people died, nine of them after being struck by lightning, as pre-monsoon thundershowers wreaked havoc in several parts of the state on Friday.
While three persons each died due to lightning in Dahod and Surat, two in Rajkot and Jetpur met the same fate. A farm labourer woman was also killed by lightning in Bharuch. The rains and gust left a trail of destruction in Devgadh Baria, Dhanpur and Jhalod districts of Dahod where five bovines also died either by lightning or trees falling on them. In Dungri village of Jhalod, a girl identified as Kavita Muniya died after a huge neem tree fell on her house.
At least 10 people died, nine of them after being struck by lightning, as pre-monsoon thundershowers wreaked havoc in several parts of the state on Friday.
While three persons each died due to lightning in Dahod and Surat, two in Rajkot and Jetpur met the same fate. A farm labourer woman was also killed by lightning in Bharuch. The rains and gust left a trail of destruction in Devgadh Baria, Dhanpur and Jhalod districts of Dahod where five bovines also died either by lightning or trees falling on them. In Dungri village of Jhalod, a girl identified as Kavita Muniya died after a huge neem tree fell on her house.