India, May 17 -- In one of the deadliest lightning-related incidents in recent years, 15 people were killed across Odisha on Friday as Nor'wester storms swept through the state, triggering widespread lightning strikes.

According to the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA), the highest toll was reported from Koraput district, where four people lost their lives. Ganjam district reported three deaths, while two fatalities each were recorded in Nabarangpur, Jajpur, and Dhenkanal. One death each was reported from Rayagada, Cuttack, and Mayurbhanj districts. Over a dozen others were injured in the incidents.

In Koraput district, four people were killed in two separate lightning strikes. In Paradiguda village under Odiapentha gra...