A lightning strike on Saturday killed one and injured 15 other audience
watching Baksila Gold Cup Football Tournament in Khotang district. The
deceased has been identified as Jagat Bahadur Rai (60) of Sapteshwar-4
in Khotang. Rai was watching the match from the veranda of the school
when the lightning struck, said the president of the Baksila Football
Club, Sameer Rai. The lightning struck when the audience were watching
the 9th Baksila Gold Cup Football Tournament organised by Baksila
Football Club at Prithvi Higher Secondary School playground. The match
was being played while it was raining lightly on the 5th day of the
tournament. It has been reported that the lightning has damaged the main
door of the school.
The tournament which was scheduled to end on Sunday has been postponed
until further notice due to the disaster . Mina Sunuwar, Pramila
Bishwakarma and Chandra Basnet of Baksila-7; Ram Kumar Rai and Dil Kumar
Rai of Baksila-6 are among the critically injured while others injured
are Bhumika Rai, Baldhwaj Shrestha, Chunkala Sunuwar, Menuka
Bishwakarma, Prakash Shrestha, Januka Bishwakarma and Birkha Tamang of
Baksila; Elina Rai of Patheka; Gopi Rai and Umesh Rai of Sapteshwar,
informed District Police Office, Khotang.
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