17 April 2021 12:00 am Views - 116
By Romesh Madusanka
Three farmers from Thannimurippu in Mullaitivu struck by lightning on Thursday evening (15), had died at the scene. The three men had been waiting in a hut in a paddy field during heavy rain, when they had been struck by lightning.
The victims P. Suwarnan (34) was a resident of Kumulamunai and Kanapathipillai Mahuran (35) a resident of Wattapalai in Mullaitivu.
Mullaitivu Police referred the bodies to DMO Mullaitivu General Hospital for
postmortem examination.