Chennai

According to the police, Srinivasan and Vijaya of Maduranthagam had taken their goats for grazing in the fields despite the rain. A sudden flash of lightning that struck killed 26 goats on the spot. A team from Maduranthagam police inspected the spot and registered a case. In the second incident, Parvathy of Gurupadamedu village near Cheiyur had locked the goats in a hut. Officials said the lighting struck on an electric pole erected near the hut, killing all nine goats. The Cheiyur police have registered a case.