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Lightning strikes family injuring two adults, four children in Rukum

Lightning strikes family injuring two adults, four children in Rukum

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

Lightning storm in Bangladesh in May, 2016. Photo: AFP

MUSIKOT: Six persons of a family sustained injuries after lightning struck their house at Macchimi of Musikot Municipality-3, Rukum on Wednesday morning.

According to District Police Office, four children and two adult females residing at a house belonging to Jit Bahadur Oli were injured in the incident.

Jeet Bahadur’s spouse Kamala Khadka Oli (28) his two sons - Chintan (11) and Manan (7) and his brother’s wife Samiti Oli (25) and her daughter Durga (9) and son Dipesh (7) are undergoing treatment at the District Hospital in Salleri.