The deceased were identified as Jinaram Gondaliya and Shivraj Khuman. They were working in their fields when they were hit by lightning.
On Thursday evening, the weather changed suddenly in Savarkundla, Liliya and Amreli with showers accompanied by hailstones. Heavy winds even uprooted roadside trees on Savarkundla-Palitana highway. The road was blocked for nearly an hour for vehicular movement.
In Jeera village of Savarkundla, blowing winds swept a 'pandal' erected for a Ram Katha. Some villages of Amreli even received more than 30mm rainfall in just one hour.
Similarly, showers with hailstones occurred in Bhuj and nearby areas of Kutch. Bhuj received about 11mm rainfall in one hour. The sudden showers flooded streets and roads in Bhuj and Gandhidham cities. Weather office said that a local disturbance due to difference in day and night temperatures had resulted in the showers.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials have forecast light to moderate rains and thundershowers in coastal Saurashtra in the next two days.
Source: TNN
