Five killed as lightning strikes Assam village

GUWAHATI - At least five people, including three of a family, were killed Friday when lightning struck them in a field in Assam, police said.

A police spokesperson said the incident occurred at village Dudhnoi in Goalpara district, about 120 km west of here.

“All the victims were working in a paddy field when lightning struck the area Friday afternoon,” a police official said.

Three of the victims were from the same family - a father and two minor sons. “The bodies were charred,” the official said.

Thundershowers lashed the area soon after the lightning strike.