Over 100 animals perish in lightning, thunderstorm in Rajouri

Over a hundred animals, including goats and sheep, perisheddue to lightning and thunderstorms at a village in Rajouri district of Jammuand Kashmir on Tuesday.

An official said thatthree nomad families from Kalakote tehsil who were on their seasonal move hadcamped under the open sky at Potha village of district last night.

   

However, lightning andthunderstorms struck the area around 2 AM, resulting in the death of overhundreds goats and sheep.

The official said thatthe death of the animals would have resulted in a huge loss to the nomads.”Police has taken cognisance of the matter,” he added.

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