Peruvian footballer Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza, 39, lost his life after being struck by lightning during a local tournament match in Chilca, Huancayo Province.
A 9-year-old boy tragically died from injuries sustained during a lightning strike, as a landslide blocked the way to the hospital, preventing timely medical intervention.
Thunder and lightning claimed the lives of two youths identified as Navadeep Bora (35) and Jogal Bora (42) of Nagaon Pakhimoria area on Tuesday afternoon.
It seems unbelievable, but lightning strikes in Assam and the Northeast numbered more than one lakh in the last three days, amid the heavy rain and thunderstorms that hit this part of the country.
A farmer was killed instantly when he was struck by lightning while working in a paddy field at Jongakhuli, under Boko-Chaygaon LAC in Kamrup district on Friday morning.