Lightning strikes kill 12 in MP

Twelve persons were killed in lightning strikes as heavy unseasonal rain and hailstorm lashed parts of Madhya Pradesh Saturday night,official sources said on Sunday.

In separate incidents in Sagar district,five persons,including a minor,were killed by lightning strikes while working on their farm. They were identified as Sourabh Adivasi 11 of Semra Gond village,Uttam Singh 35 of Narvan village,Ratiram Patel 40 and Tillu Patel 20 of Gangapur village and Bhagwan Singh Dangi 63 of Keval village,sources said.

Two others were killed in lightning strikes in Rajgarh district,two in Berasia tehsil,one each in Damoh and Tikamgarh districts and one in Begumganj tehsil by lightning strike,sources said. They are yet to be identified,the sources added.