Eight persons suffer burns in lightning strike on Kozhikode beach
The Hindu
Eight injured in lightning strike at Kozhikode South Beach, some in critical condition, prompting alert from disaster management authority.
Eight persons suffered burns in lightning strike at the Kozhikode South Beach on May 30 (Thursday).
According to sources, they have been admitted to the Government General Hospital on the Kozhikode beach. One of them is in the intensive care unit. The incident occurred around 12.45 p.m. Some of them were loading sea water into a lorry bound for Tamil Nadu. Another one was selling Malabar mussels, a few others were his customers.
Meanwhile, the Kerala Disaster Management Authority has issued an alert in view of the prediction that the State could get isolated rainfall followed by lightning strike till June 3.
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