UADAYAPUR, April 18 -- A heavy storm coupled with rainfall and lightning on Tuesday evening killed a person and injured five others in Udayapur district. It also damaged houses and caused losses worth millions of rupees.

Kalimaya Ale Magar, 37, of Katari Municipality-8 died after being struck by lightning at around 8 pm on Tuesday. According to the District Police Office (DPO), Udayapur, the lightning injured five more members of her family including her husband and children. All of them were inside their home at the time of the incident. Police informed Republica that Kalimaya died on the spot.

The dead body has been taken to the district hospital for postmortem while the injured are undergoing treatment at a local health post. Police ...