Four workers have died on the spot and three workers survived after they were hit by lightning while they were cutting eucalyptus plantation at Bogolu village under Jangareddygudem police division in Eluru district in the early hours of August 17. All the deceased belonged to Kakinada district.
The deceased have been identified as Rayudu Raju (30), Varupula Dharmaraju (26), Gutthula Konda Babu (32) and Konupu Reddy (20), according to Jangareddygudem in-charge DSP K. V. Satyanarayana.