Several parts of Maharashtra's Marathwada region received rain after a prolonged dry spell, but the spell also brought tragedy, with five people, including a couple, killed in two separate lightning strikes in rural parts of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, officials said on Friday, reported the PTI.

As many as 31 revenue circles across five districts recorded more than 65 mm of rainfall in a single day on Thursday, according to a report from the Divisional Commissioner's office, the news agency reported.