WB: Four children among five struck dead by lightning

May 13, 2013 09:57

Five persons, including four children, died after being hit by lightning during a thundershower at Chancold in Malda district, the police said Monday. Four children -- Bittu Saha (10), Joyprakash Singha (11), Md Hossain (11) and Mumpy Khatun (13) -- were killed by lightning at Harishchandrapur village when they went to pick mangoes during a thundershower last night.

In a separate incident, one farmer died after being struck by lightning when he was returning from field at Kushal village.

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