Korba. 20 cattle died after being struck by lightning in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district. Officials gave this information on Wednesday. They said that nine cows, seven bulls and four calves died after being struck by lightning in Kerakachar village of Korba development block in the district on Tuesday.
He said that on Tuesday, when the shepherds and cattle were in the forest, it suddenly started raining heavily in the afternoon and during this time, these cattle died due to lightning. Officials said that two shepherds were also present at a short distance, who narrowly escaped in this incident.
He said that when the villagers informed the police about this, a police team was sent to the spot. Later the police team informed the veterinary department about this. Officials said that today the veterinary department conducted the post-mortem of the dead animals in the presence of police and revenue department. The owners of the dead animals will be given compensation as per the rules.