Four persons were struck dead by
lightning in different parts of the
State on Wednesday.
Siddamma, 50, of Bommanahalli,
and Madhu, 20, of Jinnenahalli
near Shantigram in Hassan district,
were struck killed by lightning.
Both Siddamma and Madhu were
taking shelter from rain under a
tree when the incident occurred.
Besides, power supply to Hassan
city was disrupted for four hours
as a transformer developed a
technical snag after lightning
struck it.
In Haveri district, lightning killed
Shekhappa Hole Basappa Bharki,
40, at Chennur on Wednesday
evening, while he was working in
an agricultural field.
In Bagalkot district, Shankrappa
Dundappa Parasagomda, 32, a
farmer at Dhavelesgwar in Bilgi
taluk, was killed by lightning,
while he was returning from his
field in his bullock cart along with
his. His wife, however, escaped
unhurt.
Heavy rain was reported in Hubli,
Dharwad, Mulgund and
surrounding areas in Gadag and
Kurugod in Bellary district.
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