Bhubaneshwar: As many as 17 people were killed and nine were injured in the lightning at different parts of Odisha yesterday.
The heavy rains slashed the state after lightning. Most the causalities of natural disaster have been reported from Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Ganjam, Khurda and Mayurbhanj districts.
Earlier on May 1, eight persons were killed in different lightning incidents in the state. According to the special relief commissioner’s office, the total number of lightning deaths till date in 2016 is 85.
Pre-monsoon rains are likely to occur in the state from 5th of this month, as the regional MeT department said that they would occur in south and interior pockets of the state on June 6 and 7.
