5 women killed, 4 injured in lightning strikes in Jharkhand
Five women were killed and four others injured by lightning strikes while working in paddy fields in the Jharkhand districts of Ramgarh and Godda. The India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for further severe weather in the region.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing risks of extreme weather events to agricultural workers in rural India during monsoon season.
RAMGARH/GODDA: Five women were killed and four others injured after lightning strikes in Jharkhand's Ramgarh and Godda districts on Sunday, police said.Of the five deaths, three were reported from Patratu block in Ramgarh district, while two women died in Maheshpur-Rampur village under Basantrai block in Godda district, officials said.All the victims were killed while sowing paddy in the fields, he said."Three women were killed in lightning strikes in two villages of Ramgarh.
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