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Four friends died and two were injured when lightning struck a popular hilltop viewpoint in Malappuram during a sudden summer storm.
The victims were part of a seven-member group that had gone on a trip to the scenic hilltop area near Vellila, about five kilometres from Mankada.
The injured, Ansar, a Civil Police Officer attached to the Idukki police district quarters, suffered a fracture to his left elbow after being thrown to the ground by the impact.
A brief spell of rain that brought relief from the scorching heat turned fatal on Tuesday, as a youth was killed by lightning while playing football in Mulakkuzha, Chengannur. The deceased was identified as Asif Ashraf (23). In a separate incident in Thrissur, four children were injured after being
According to the Kanjirappally police, the youth was taking a bath outside his home when he suddenly collapsed after being struck by lightning.
A 12-year-old girl was killed and three others were injured, one critically, by a lightning strike at Uravappara tourist destination in Idukki.
The Kakkur police have registered a case of unnatural death.
The IMD had forecasted that thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching speeds of 30–40 kmph are likely to occur at isolated places in Kerala from May 16 to 20.
Though Fathima was rushed to a private medical college hospital in Mukkom, she was declared dead.
Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, and Thrissur—have been placed under a yellow alert on Wednesday.
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