Three women killed, 7 injured in lightning strikes in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur district

Three women killed, seven injured in lightning strikes in Chhattisgarh; CM offers condolences and medical assistance.

Three women were killed and seven others injured in lightning strikes in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur district, officials said on Saturday (August 17, 2024).

Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has expressed grief over the incidents that occurred on Friday (August 16, 2024) and directed the local administration to provide the best possible medical assistance to the injured.

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While two women lost their lives and seven others, all females, sustained injuries after being struck by lightning in Chandamuda village under the Pathalgaon police station area, another woman died similarly in Bagbahar police station limits, an official said.

The victims were working in paddy fields when they were hit by the sudden and powerful discharge of electricity from the sky.

Police have identified the deceased as Shraddha Yadav (35), Rakhi Painkara (20) and Akhiyaro Minj (40).

Of the seven injured, three were shifted to a hospital in Ambikapur in neighbouring Surguja district, while four were undergoing treatment at a hospital in Pathalgaon, he said.