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Three family members were killed by a lightning strike while they were working in a farmland at Kondhaputabandh village of Amphabali panchayat under the Pottangi block in Koraput district, on Wednesday.
The deceased persons included Gemel Krishna, his daughter Gemel Kami, and their female relative Gemel Tumbai, official sources said.
According to the sources, the incident occurred when a sudden downpour accompanied by thunder and lightning in the morning prompted Krishna and Kami to seek shelter under a large tree. Unfortunately, both were killed by a lightning strike.
Elsewhere in the farmland, Tumbai, who was also working, was struck a...