​Lightning kills man, 14 goats in Tamil Nadu​
​Lightning kills man and his 14 goats in Tamil Nadu​
Lightning killed a man and 14 of his goats near Kovilpatti in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu on Friday evening.

Mariappan of Ganapathypatti village near Kovilpatti was herding his goats when heavy rain lashed the area.

Mariappan and his goats died on the spot when lightning struck them.

This is the second death due to lightning in the region after the northeast monsoon set in a few days ago.