Two people killed due to lightning in Kailali

Kathmandu: Two people have been killed when lightning struck them in Kailali.

The deceased is Jayaram Dagaura (31 years old)  of Bhitariya, Joshipur rural municipality and Salim Chaudhary (27) of Gaun, Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City-18.  According to the District Police Office and Deputy Superintendent of Police Kabindra Singh Bohara said that Dagaura, who was injured due to the lightning strike while working in his field, died while under treatment at the local Mahaparbati Clinic while Chaudhary also died at the Seti Provincial Hospital, Dhangadhi.

Police said that lightning hit Chaudhary when he was working in his field. Six people have been injured due to the lightning.  They are  Rita Kathariya (29-year-old), Sushma Dagaura (23) of Belpur, Janaki rural municipality-4,Ram Bahadur Chaudhary (55) of Bhajani municipality-6, Paru Kathayat(9) and  Khima Kathayat (10) of Budeni, Ghodaghodi municipality-9 of Kailali district.

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