Lightning strike kills 12-year-old girl in Gorkha, injures 2 others
According to Arughat Basic Hospital, the incident occurred at around 4:00 PM.
KATHMANDU: A 12-year-old girl died and two others were injured after being struck by lightning in Bungkot, Gorkha district, on Tuesday afternoon.
According to Arughat Basic Hospital, the incident occurred at around 4:00 PM.
The victim has been identified as Dilisha Gharti Magar of Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality–8, Bungkot.
Two others were injured in the same incident: 13-year-old Diksha Gharti Magar from the same area and 24-year-old Birendra Thapa Magar of Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality–6.
The hospital said their condition is stable.
The lightning struck the three while they were in Mulpani Khursanitaar, Tripurasundari Rural Municipality–3, in Dhading district.
The injured were rushed to Arughat Basic Hospital, where doctors confirmed that Dilisha had already passed away upon arrival.
Hospital officials stated that the injured are receiving treatment and are out of danger.
