Hamirpur, 26 August (HS). A house in a village was damaged due to lightning along with rain in the district. A young man died there. The incident has caused panic among the family members.
Teacher VK Dwivedi's house was damaged due to lightning during rain in ward number nine of Kurara town. The family members had a narrow escape. The people around were frightened by the thunder of lightning. On the other hand, Tej Singh, son of Jageshwar, a resident of Maudha Tinduhi village, had gone to graze cattle in the fields, when he got badly burnt due to lightning along with rain. He was immediately taken to the government hospital for treatment, where the doctors declared him dead.