AURANGABAD: A farmer was killed by lightning while standing rabi crops suffered damage due to heavy rains accompanied by a hailstorm in parts of neighbouring Jalna district, including a few villages in Bhokardan taluka, on Thursday afternoon.
Jalna district disaster management officer Deepak Kajalkar identified the farmer as Rahul Sundarde from Tadegaowadi village in Bhokardan.
“As per preliminary information, Ibrahimpur, Malkheda, Avhana, Thalewadi, Bhivpur and Subhanpur villages in Bhokardan taluka received hail and rain. We are seeking further details of crop damage from the revenue officials,” Kajalkar said.
Earlier, isolated areas in Khuldabad taluka of Aurangabad district reported a light hailstorm on Wednwesday night.
An official weather forecast said Aurangabad and parts of the region may witness partly cloudy skies with the possibility of thunder and lightning over the next 24 hours at least.
An advisory issued by the Parbhani-based Vasantrao Naik Agriculture University said Parbhani, Jalna, Hingoli, Nanded and Beed districts are also expected to witness extreme weather conditions over the next 48 hours.