Visakhapatnam: Seven people died in different accidents across Andhra Pradesh due to heavy rain, lightning strikes, reports said.
In Prakasam district, five fatalities were recorded in a single day. A 28-year-old man was killed by lightning in the premises of a maize factory in Pullalacheruvu mandal. Four other laborers were seriously injured.
Agricultural laborer Bondalapati Nagayya (60) died due to lightning near Yandrapalli, Pullalacheruvu mandal, Madatala Srinivasa Reddy (42), died in similar circumstances near Naidupalem.
A shepherd Ravulapalli Sivakrishna (19) from Mundlamuru mandal, Avula Mallikarjun (22) from Samanthapudi, Darshi Mandal died due to lightning strikes. Thirumalashetti Subbalakshmamma (40), an agricultural laborer, in Obulakkapally, Podili mandal was severely injured.
In Vizianagaram, V Narasamma (60), was killed and in Parvathipuram Manyam district, V Simhachalam (40), was killed in similar weather conditions.
Heavy rain, thunderstorms in nine districts:
On Monday, a sudden spell of heavy rain, severe thunderstorms struck nine districts including Srikakulam, Parvathipuram Manyam, Prakasam, Vizianagaram, NTR, Krishna, East Godavari, West Godavari, Ambedkar Konaseema districts, IMD Amaravati said. The rain and thunderstorms brought much needed relief from the scorching heat over the last few days.
Parvathipuram Manyam district recorded the highest rainfall of 4.8 cm, followed by Vizianagaram, which recorded 4.1 cm. Udayagiri, Nellore district received 3.7 cm rainfall.