Colombo, April 28 -- One woman was killed and six others injured by a lightning strike while they were plucking tea leaves in a tea estate in Etampitiya.

The injured were admitted to the Etampitiya and Badulla Hospitals.

The deceased was idnetified as a plantation worker aged 47.

Etampitiya police are investigating.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily Mirror Sri Lanka....