Lightning,strong winds claim seven lives in state

JAIPUR:Seven

people have died in different parts of Rajasthan over the last two days due to extreme weather conditions, police said on Monday.

In Hanumangarh district, an elderly women Jyani Devi (70) and her two grandsons, Punit (3) and Pradeep (5), died when a portion of their house collapsed due to strong winds and rain on Tuesday evening, police said.

In Dholpur, Munshilal (52) and Kumari Shashi (10) died after being struck by lightning on Wednesday, police said.

Munshilal was in his farm in Kanchanpur while the girl was grazing cattle in Saipau area when the incidents occurred, police added.

A minor boy in Baran and a man in Bharatpur too were killed when lightening struck them on Wednesday.

Light rains occurred at isolated areas in the eastern parts of Rajasthan on Thursday and the weather remained mainly dry in the western areas with Churu registering the hottest place in the state at 47 degrees Celsius. Barmer registered 45.4 degrees Celsius while Kota, Jaisalmer, Ajmer and Jaipur recorded 44.6 degrees Celsius , 44.2 degrees Celsius , 43.3 degrees Celsius and 42.8 degrees Celsius respectively.

The department has forecast thunderstorm or duststorm with light rains at some places in east Rajasthan during the next 24 hours.