7 died, 30 injured in heavy rain and thunderstorm

By Staff
|
Google Oneindia News

Chittoor, May 4 (UNI) Seven people, including a widow, were killed and about 30 labourers injured in heavy rain and thunderstorm at various places in Chittoor and Nellore districts during the last 24-hours.

According to informations received today, five persons were killed and 30 labourers injured in Chittoor district when they were struck by lightning.

A woman Varalakshmi (35) working in a field in K N Kuravapalli died when lightning struck her, while Raghupathi (40) was struck by lightning while she was grazing his sheep in Vanavasivaripalle.

A shepherd and 10 sheep were also charred to death. An eight-year-old boy P Devendra, who sustained severe burns in the lightning at Motumallela village, died while undergoing treatment in SVRR Hospital in Tirupati.

A 35-year-old widow P Govindamma was killed and 30 others were injured, five of them seriously, due to lightning when they were engaged in water tank construction work under National Rural Employment Guranteee Scheme (NREGS) at Madanambedu village in Chittoor district. Nearly 60-odd labourers were engaged in the work when a thunderstorm caught them.

The injured labourers were admitted at Sathyavedu government hospital and the seriously injured were shifted to Government Ruia Hospital in Tirupati.

R Subramanyam (26) was killed on the spot when lightning struck him at S T Colony in Sriharipuram in the same district.

At Nellore district, two persons - A Mahesh (27) and A Suresh(22) were kiled when lightning struck their boat while they were fishing in Pulicat lake. The boat also burnt in the incident.

UNI

For Daily Alerts
Get Instant News Updates
Enable
x
Notification Settings X
Time Settings
Done
Clear Notification X
Do you want to clear all the notifications from your inbox?
Settings X
X