KATHMANDU: Two people were struck by lightning in different incidents: a woman in Salyan and a guy in Jhapa. At about ten o'clock on Tuesday evening, lightning struck Damak Municipality-4 resident Kumar Mote, 36. While receiving care at a hospital, he passed away from his wounds.
In another occurrence, lightning injured Mina Kumari Pun, 25, of Kapurkot Rural Municipality-5 in Salyan, outside her house. She made it through the ordeal and is presently receiving care at a Salyan hospital.
While Pun is still receiving treatment, Superintendent of Police Resham Kumar Khatri confirmed the lightning hits. Sadly, Mote did not make it out of his injuries.
