Eight persons were injured after being struck by lightning at Kozhikode beach area in Kerala on Thursday as thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and gusty winds lashed various parts of the state.
Of the injured, one person is admitted to the ICU ward of a government medical college hospital Kozhikode, an official of the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) said, adding that the remaining seven are in stable condition.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert in three districts — Alappuzha, Kottayam and Ernakulam — of the state and yellow alert in the remaining 11.