According to sources, two persons were killed and three others sustained critical burn injuries as lightning struck them at Niladri Prasad under the jurisdiction of Banapur police station in Khurda district.

The injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment and their condition was stated to be critical.

In a similar incident at Talabarakote village under Dhenkanal Sadar area in Dhenkanal district, a woman was hit by lightning strike while having launch in her house. She was rushed to a nearby hospital and then shifted to the Athagarh Sub-Divisional Hospital where she succumbed.

A report from Gajapati district said a man died at Darupani village under Mohana police station limits after being hit by lightning strike when he had gone to a forest to graze sheep. The deceased has been identified as Kailash Pradhan.

In another incident in Boudh, a woman was killed at Routbahal village in the district in lightning strike when she had gone to her farmland.