Nepal

Two women were killed when lightning struck a group of women celebrating Teej at Gurau, Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City-12 last night. 

Twelve women have been injured in the incident that occurred when the women were dancing in Teej celebration outside and two among them are in a serious condition, said Deputy Superintendent of Rajan Gautam, the spokesperson for the Dang District Police Office. 

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Gautam said additional information on the incident is not available yet due to problem with telephone connection in the incident site. –RSS