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Chhattisgarh: 8 including 6 children killed in lightning strike

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Rajnandgaon: 8 people, including 6 children, were killed in a lightning strike in the Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, said an official on Monday.

Sharing details about the incident, District Collector Sanjay Agarwal said, "The lightning struck the eight people in the Joratarai village during rains. The six students who were returning to their homes back from school and the three other people took shelter under a shed below a tree."

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