Lightning kills 30 cattle

Jagdalpur, Jun 18 (UNI) At least thirty cattle have been killed and a cowherd severely burnt after being struck by lightning in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, police said.

The incident occurred yesterday when a Kuroospal village-resident was returning after the cattle grazed in a forest. The cowherd was hospitalised at Tokapal block headquarters.

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