A 37-year-old man was killed in a lightning strike amid rainfall in Pernem taluka of North Goa, police said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday evening, when the victim Kalu Mali, a casual labourer from Rajasthan, was taking shelter on the side of the road, inspector Jivba Dalvi, in-charge of Pernem police station, said. The victim and two of his co-workers had taken shelter under a temporary shade made of plastic tarpaulin amid heavy rainfall, he said. Mali fell unconscious and was rushed to a Primary Health Centre in Cansarvanem, where he was declared brought dead, the official added. (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Source: The North Africa Journal November 05, 2021 09:51 UTC