Lightning strike kills four villagers in Mysuru district
By Express News Service | Published: 05th October 2017 03:23 PM |
Last Updated: 05th October 2017 03:23 PM | A+A A- |
Soon after the lightning strike, the injured persons were rushed to the Government Hospital in Periyapatna. (Photo | EPS/Uday Shankar)
MYSURU: Four villagers died and four others were severely injured in a lightning strike near Hunaswadi village in Periyapatna taluk of Mysuru district in Karnataka on Thursday.
A group of eight villagers were taking shelter from the heavy rain in front of a temple in Nandinathapura village when they were struck by lightning. Three of them died on the spot. Another died in hospital at around 12.30 pm.
Suvaranama (45) and Sujay (18) and one another unidentified person died on the spot, while Puttana (60) breathed his last in hospital.
Police said a few of the victims had been working on a farm and rushed to the temple when it started raining.
Soon after the incident, the injured persons were rushed to the Government Hospital in Periyapatna. According to the police, the injured may be shifted to a hospital in Mysuru if they don't respond to treatment. Police also indicated that the number of fatalities may increase.
A complaint has been registered at Periyapatna police station.
