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Seven people were killed and three others injured after lightning struck them in Chhattisgarh's Balodabazar-Bhatapara district, officials said in a statement. The incident took place in the evening at Mohtara village when the victims were working in the fields, district administration officials said in a statement.
According to officials, three injured people have been admitted to hospital. The deceased have been identified as 20-year-old Mukesh, 30-year-old Tankar Sahu, 40-year-old Santosh Sahu, 18-year-old Thaneshwar Sahu, 38-year-old Pokhraj Vishwakarma, 22-year-old Dev Das and 23-year-old Vijay Sahu.
The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh has directed the officials to provide full treatment to the injured. He expressed grief over the deaths. On the other hand, Rajasthan has received 60 percent more rainfall than the average. There is not a single district in the state where there has been less rainfall.
According to the Meteorological Department of Rajasthan, 28 out of 50 districts of the state received 60% or more rainfall than normal. Ajmer, Alwar, Anupgarh, Bikaner, Dausa, Dholpur, Ganganagar, Nangangpur, Jaipur, Tonk, Balotra, Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur Rural, Phalodi and Churu districts of the state received abnormal rainfall.
60 roads have been closed due to rain in Himachal Pradesh. Most of the roads are closed in Mandi (31), Shimla and Mandi (13 each), and Kangra (10). National Highway no. 5 in Kinnaur district has also been closed. Due to pressure in the Bay of Bengal, a warning of heavy rain has been issued in Odisha for the next three days. A red alert has been issued in five districts of Odisha.
