Two killed as tree falls on them during thunderstorm in Ganjam

Berhampur: Two persons including a teenager were killed Wednesday after a tree fell on them during a thunderstorm in Ganjam district, police said.

The deceased identified as Purna Chandra Pradhan (64) and Kanha Pradhan (12) were standing in a cowshed when a nearby tree fell on the shed under the influence of the thunderstorm and  gusty surface wind  blowing around 50-km per hour at about 5.30 pm in Bramhanchhai village, they said.

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Both the bodies have been sent for post-mortem, said inspector in charge, Hinjili Abhimanyu Das.  He said a case of unnatural death has been registered in this connection.

PTI