BIRATNAGAR, Sept 19: Three children died after being struck by lightning near Baghjhoda in Koshi Haraincha Municipality-1 of Morang district on Monday.
Three out of five children breathed their last while undergoing treatment at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan said police.
The deceased are Chirak Khulal, Rahul Subba and Sandesh Urau of Koshi Haraincha-1, police told Republica Online.
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Meanwhile, Roshan Bhattarai and Ananda Bhattarai are undergoing treatment at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences.
Those children were playing near a bamboo grove when lightning struck them at 12:45 pm today.
