School principal killed in lightning strike in Salyan

SURKHET, Aug 27: One person has died in a lightning strike in Salyan district. The deceased has been identified as Dal Bahadur Karki, 56, a resident of Laxmipur Satkhola, Kalimati Rural Municipality-1.

Karki was struck by lightning when he went to a shed near his house on Monday evening. He was seriously injured and rushed to the District Hospital Salyan for treatment.  Unfortunately, the doctor declared him dead.

Karki was also the principal of the  Kali Devi Secondary School.