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Odisha: Lightning claims five lives in coastal Kendrapara

Kendrapara, Apr 16 (UNI) In a tragic incident, five people died on Tuesday in various places in Kendrapara district when lightning struck.
Ashutosh Jena, an eighteen-year-old from Bangari village under Talakusuma GP, Kudanagari Police Station, died when lightning struck him as he was returning from the agriculture field after covering polythene sheets to protect the green gram heap from rain.
Similarly, Purna Chandra Thattoi,( 70) from Pundilo village under Talakusuma GP of Kudanagari police station, died on the spot due to lightning while he was going to the roof to collect green gram.
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