Lightning strikes have claimed the lives of 92 people in Odisha this year, state Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari informed the Assembly Thursday.

Replying to a question from BJD legislator Ashwini Kumar Patra, the minister said four people died due to floods, while four others died in whirlwinds.

A maximum of 10 deaths due to lightning strikes were reported in Bargarh district, followed by eight in Koraput, and seven each in Keonjhar and Angul, Pujari said.

As per the data provided by the minister, no lightning death was reported in Boudh, Cuttack, Nuapada, Jagatsinghpur and Kandhamal districts.

Similarly, the flood-related deaths were reported in Jajpur (three) and Balasore (one), whereas three persons were killed in whirlwinds in Bolangir and one in Cuttack.

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