Bankura/Bardhaman (WB), Jul 24 (PTI) At least 13 people were killed in incidents of lightning strikes in West Bengal's Bankura and Purba Bardhaman districts on Thursday, officials said.
Bankura Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Tiwari said that eight people were killed in lightning strikes in different parts of the district during thunderstorms.
He said that while four died in Onda, one each died in Kotulpur, Joypur, Patrasayer and Indas police station areas.
In Purba Bardhaman district, five people were killed and four others were injured in lightning strikes, a Disaster Management official said.
While two persons died in Madhabdihi, one each died in Ausgram, Mangalkot and Raina police station areas of the district, he said.
The injured are undergoing treatment in local hospitals, he said.
In Bankura's Onda, Narayan Sar (48), Jaba Bauri (38), Tiloka Mal (49) died while working in paddy fields, while the identity of another person was yet to be established, sources said.
The others who died in the district are Jiaul Haq Molla (50) of Kotulpur, Jiban Ghosh (20) of Patrasayer, Ismail Mondal (60) of Indas and Uttam Bhuniya (38) of Joypur, they said.
In Purba Bardhaman district, Sanatan Patra (60) and Parimal Das (32) of Madhabdihi, Rabin Tudu (25) of Ausgram, Abhijit Santra (25) of Raina and Buro Maddi (64) of Mangalkot died in lightning strikes, the Disaster Management official said.