Lightning death

A couple died when struck by lightning at a farmland in Memari in East Burdwan on Friday afternoon.

Statesman News Service | Kolkata | September 14, 2024 9:33 am

A couple died when struck by lightning at a farmland in Memari in East Burdwan on Friday afternoon.

Bapi Tudu (40) and Arati Tudu (35) of Satgachia village were supervising cultivation in their farmland at Nabostha village, when lightning struck. The couple had taken shelter under a tree due to sudden rain when lightning struck them.

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Lightning death

A couple died when struck by lightning at a farmland in Memari in East Burdwan on Friday afternoon.

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