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Child dies due to lightning strike

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Phungling, April 27: An 11-year-old boy was killed and two people were injured when lightning struck them last night. The deceased is Dorchi Sherpa of Sanghu Chitre, Maiwakhola Rural Municipality-4.     

The boy's father Darinji and mother Mingla Lhamu have been seriously injured due to the lightning that occurred amid a hailstorm. Both are being treated at the District Hospital, said Bijaya Prakash Wanem, the Rural Municipality Chairman. (RSS)  


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