Five people and 23 sheep were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in the Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday.
In addition to this, four people were injured in these incidents, which occurred in five villages in the district.
The deceased include Shyam Kumari (18) from Kiari village and Anil Yadav (30) from the same village.
Mahesh Dongre (56), a resident of Madhuva village in the Akaltara area, was killed after a bolt from the sky struck him when he was working in a field amid rain.
In Chorbhatti village, 50-year-old Dilip Yadav was killed in a lightning strike when he was returning home with his son.
Vijay Rathore was killed in a similar incident in Seoni village near the Champa area.
Meanwhile, in Semariya village in the Pamgarh area, 23 sheep were killed in a lightning strike in the evening.
(With inputs from Naresh Sharma)