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Three more persons including two women were killed after being struck by lightning in separate incidents in Rajasthan, taking the toll to 9 in the state.
Taijabai Bagri (40), a resident of Saimle village of Jhalawar district was killed last evening after being struck by lighting while she was working in the field, police said.
In a separate incident, Sugnabai Bheel, a resident of Khajuri village, was killed after she was struck by lighting.
The minor was rushed to a government hospital in Jhalawar but doctors declared her as brought dead, police said, adding the bodies of the deceased were handed over to family members after postmortem.
Harnavdashahaji, Chipabarode and Chhabra areas of Baran district witnessed light to moderately heavy showers with thunders and sky lighting yesterday afternoon.
Five women labourers, Chandabai, Seema, Manbhar, Santosh and Balchandibai, were killed after they were struck by lightning while working in the fields at three different places in Balapura, Harnavdashashaji and Deegod-Jagir area, ASI of Harnavdashahaji Police Station, Mohanchand, said.
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Electric universe theory provides rational, intelligible explanations for such atmospheric phenomena as sprites, ball lightning, plasma discharges, noctilucent clouds, lightning, hurricanes and tornadoes. For more information on this and much more read, Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection by Pierre Lescaudron and Laura Knight-Jadczyk.