Maharashtra: Three killed in lightning strikes and tree collapse in Latur

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As many as three persons were killed in lightning strikes and tree collapse incidents in Latur district of Maharashtra on Sunday evening, officials said, reported the PTI.

Two buffaloes were also killed in separate incidents after they were struck by the bolt from the sky.

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Shivaji Gomchale (35) and Om Laxman Shinde (30) were killed in lightning strikes in Mahalangi village at around 4 pm, an official said, according to the PTI,

Baliram Hanmante (35), a resident of Panchincholi in Nilanga lost his life after a mango tree fell on him amid strong winds.

Three persons die after lightning strikes in Telangana

Meanwhile, in an another incident last week, at least three persons lost their lives in separate incidents after lightning struck them in Vikarabad district of Telangana last Sunday, the police said, reported the PTI.

The incidents took place in two villages in Yalal mandal of Vikarabad district of Telangana when it was raining, the officials said, as per the PTI.

Two persons died after being struck by lightning in an agricultural field while another man, who was standing under a tree, died in another lightning strike, they said.

The deceased were aged between 26 to 40, police said, according to the PTI.

The Met Centre of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in Telangana has forecast that thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30-40 KMPH) are very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Siddipet, Yadadri Bhuvangiri,

Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal Malkajgiri, Vikarabad, Medak, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy in Telangana on Sunday.

Over 1 lakh shifted to shelters ahead of Cyclonic storm Remal's landfall

Cyclonic storm Remal has intensified prompting the evacuation of over 1 lakh people from vulnerable areas of the state to safety.

Bengal's coastal areas have been put on high alert as the cyclone, accompanied by high-velocity winds, has already triggered rain in several parts of the state.

According to an India Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin, the 'Remal' was centred 160 km south-southeast of Sagar Island at 6pm.

The cyclone, which has a maximum sustained wind speed of 100-110 kmph, gusting to 120 kmph, is likely to hit land between Sagar Islands in West Bengal and Khepupara near Mongla port in Bangladesh by Sunday midnight, officials said, the news agency reported on Sunday.

By 3 pm, the West Bengal government had evacuated around 1.10 lakh people from coastal and vulnerable areas and shifted them to cyclone shelters, schools, and colleges.

(with PTI inputs)