65-year-old woman dies of lightning

Vadodara: A 65-year-old woman died after being struck by lightning in Chhota Udepur district on Sunday.
Kakudi Rathwa, a resident of Kumbhani village, was working in her farm, when she was struck. People in the neighbouring farms rushed to her help as they saw her lying unconscious.
The woman was taken to the community health centre at Zoz village where she succumbed during treatment on Sunday.
Chhota Udepur taluka received 8 mm of rainfall between 2 pm and 4 pm on Saturday.
Naswadi taluka, too, was lashed by the same amount of rainfall during the same period. Other regions of the district largely remained dry. tnn