Lightning claims third life as Thar gets more rainfall.

MITHI -- Another man was killed by lightning in a village near Diplo town during the heavy rain that continued to batter Thar on Thursday, raising death toll from two days' rainfall to three. More than 200 cows and goats also died in over 10 incidents of lightning strike across the desert region since Wednesday.

Kewal Kolhi, 30, became the latest victim of thunderbolt in Bapopa village near Diplo town. A day earlier, a woman and a teenage boy were killed and eight others were injured by lightning in different villages of Thar.

The continuous rain in Mithi, Diplo, Nagarparkar and Islamkot talukas redoubled joys of water-starved Tharis, who were desperately waiting for bountiful showers to cultivate their farmland and store water.

The rain in the hilly area of Nagarparkar caused a number of rivulets to flow down the famous Karoonjhar hill to the dams.

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