Lightning claims 8 lives in Rajasthan

New Delhi, July 11

Eight persons were killed by lightning in Rajasthan as many places in north India received showers on Sunday.

Three persons, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed at a village in Uttarakhand after their house collapsed in a landslide. Heavy rains occurred at several places in UP and Rajasthan, where seven children and a man were killed after being struck by lightning. Six other children and a woman were injured.

In the south, incessant rain continued to batter parts of Kerala as the weatherman issued an orange alert for five northern districts of the state.

The IMD also advised fishermen not to venture into the Arabian Sea, predicting squally weather and strong winds off the Gujarat coast along with heavy rains in some parts till July 14. — PTI