Maharashtra: Three killed in lightning strikes and tree collapse in Latur

As many as three persons were killed in lightning strikes and tree collapse incidents in Latur district of Maharashtra on Sunday evening officials said reported the PTITwo buffaloes were also killed in separate incidents after they were struck by the bolt from the skyShivaji Gomchale 35 and Om Laxman Shinde 30 were killed in lightning strikes in Mahalangi village at around 4 pm an official said according to the PTIBaliram Hanmante 35 a resident of Panchincholi in Nilanga lost his life after a mango tree fell on him amid strong windsThree persons die after lightning strikes in TelanganaMeanwhile in an another incident last week at least three persons lost their lives in separate incidents after lightning struck them in Vikarabad district of Telangana last Sunday the police said reported the PTIThe incidents took place in two villages in Yalal mandal of Vikarabad district of Telangana when it was raining the officials said as per the PTITwo persons died after being struck by lightning in an agricultural field while another man who was standing under a tree died in another lightning strike they saidThe deceased were aged between 26 to 40 police said according to the PTIThe Met Centre of Indian Meteorological Department IMD in Telangana has forecast that thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds 3040 KMPH are very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Bhadradri Kothagudem Khammam Nalgonda Suryapet Siddipet Yadadri BhuvangiriRangareddy Hyderabad Medchal Malkajgiri Vikarabad Medak Nagarkurnool Wanaparthy in Telangana on SundayOver 1 lakh shifted to shelters ahead of Cyclonic storm Remals landfallCyclonic storm Remal has intensified prompting the evacuation of over 1 lakh people from vulnerable areas of the state to safetyBengals coastal areas have been put on high alert as the cyclone accompanied by highvelocity winds has already triggered rain in several parts of the stateAccording to an India Meteorological Department IMD bulletin the Remal was centred 160 km southsoutheast of Sagar Island at 6pmThe cyclone which has a maximum sustained wind speed of 100110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph is likely to hit land between Sagar Islands in West Bengal and Khepupara near Mongla port in Bangladesh by Sunday midnight officials said the news agency reported on SundayBy 3 pm the West Bengal government had evacuated around 110 lakh people from coastal and vulnerable areas and shifted them to cyclone shelters schools and collegeswith PTI inputs