LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN, HAILSTORM ACROSS RAJ; 3 DIE DUE TO LIGHTNING

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The sudden change in weather in not only damaged crops and hit farmers but also claimed three lives in the state. On Friday, three people including a woman were killed by lightning in Nagaur and Pali. 10 farmers working in their fields also sustained burn injuries due to lightning strikes. Due to heavy rains & thunderstorms, there was sudden darkness in Jaipur and Jodhpur after noon.

In most parts of Jaipur city, there was a power failure and people faced trouble due to the uprooting of trees and electric poles on roads. In more than ten districts of the state, the temperature has dropped by four to five degrees due to the change in the weather.

The problems of the farmers increased due to rains in Nagaur. The crop ready in the fields was completely damaged. 45-year-old farmer Shokeen Khan, died due to lightning in Merta town of Nagaur. In Pali’s Jaitaran, a woman working in the field was standing under a tree with her son. Suddenly lightning struck the tree and the woman died on the spot.

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WEATHER

T here was a change in the weather in Jaipur after 5 pm when a thunderstorm started. The sky turned cloudy at many places including JLN Marg, Tonk Road, MI Road, Jhotwara, Sirsi, Harmada. Traffic

H3N2 IN RAJ: Over 60 detected, health dept preps up

Vikas Sharma

Jaipur: Cases of H3N2 influenza are rising across the country but Rajasthan’s medical department is probably not much worried about it as most of the patients test reports are turning out to be negative. There is a possibility that the virus is not changing its form.