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Guwahati: Lightning hit two people in Morigaon district, Assam. Moniram Deka died after a bolt struck him in a field. He was harvesting sali paddy in Katohjari village when the strike occurred. Family and witnesses rushed him to Morigaon Civil Hospital, but doctors declared him dead on arrival.
A second strike left Malavika Patar seriously hurt. She sought shelter from sudden rain on a shop veranda in Gorjan Gagalmari. She remains under medical care following the incident. Local officials confirmed the victim was struck while waiting out the storm.
The weather turned lethal fast. Lightning remains a constant threat during seasonal rain cycles in this part of the state.
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