On Thursday Afternoon an 8 year old boy was struck by lightning. He passed away because of the incident. It took place in the village Satkor under Vikramgad taluka of Palghar district, Vivekananda Kadam, chief of the District Disaster Control Room, said.
The boy was playing in his own courtyard while the lightning struck him. His name is registered as Mahendra Bagda. The police have recorded it as an accidental death. Rains are very unpopular because of such tragic incidences.
The weather department of Mumbai have forecasted heavy rains till 29th of June. Heavy rains were recorded in parts of Juhu, Vile Parle, Mulund and many other areas.
The BMC Tweeted responding to the complaints of inconvenience caused to which they replied with a post captioned, “Mumbai, #DidYouKnow that each & every ward as well as central agencies of @mybmc is now on @TwitterIndia ? Here’s a link to find which ward you belong to and their respective handles too! So tag them & if they don’t get back soon to you, tag us ?”
It also gave a warning to people regarding the heavy rains:
Even in Nashik lightning strikes which killed three men standing under a tree in Manori village in Dindori taluka. Even a 40-year-old woman in Chandwad taluka Sunday night passed away due to lightning.
The deceased are identified as Sagar Gave (19), Anil Gave (32), Rohit Gaikwad (18) and Janabai Giri, a local police official said.
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