Two separate lightning strike incidents in Khammam district on Wednesday led to the death of a dairy farmer and a buffalo. A farmer was fatally struck while grazing cattle in Sathupally mandal. In another incident in Chunchupally mandal, a buffalo was killed, and several homes reported damage to electronic appliances.
The victim was Kummari Mallesham (33), who had gone to his cattle shed early on Tuesday morning to milk the buffaloes when the area witnessed heavy rain and thunderstorms.
