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Lightning kills 11 in eastern India

Xinhua, June 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least 11 people were killed and two others injured on Wednesday due to lightning in eastern Indian state of Odisha, officials said.

The lightening struck in the afternoon at different places in the north of Bhubaneswar city, the capital of Odisha.

"In the first incident, three persons were killed due to lightning on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar," an official said. "The other fatalities were reported from Kendrapada, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj districts."

Reports said two critically injured people in Mayurbhanj have been hospitalized.

Different parts of Odisha are experiencing rainfall and thundershowers for the past two days, and the weather is likely to remain wet in the next 24 hours. Endit