Mild showers give respite to denizens but prove fatal for a 22-year-old who was struck by lightning

Mild showers on Sunday provided denizens the much needed respite from scorching summer heat but proved fatal for a 22-year-old in Medipally village who was struck by lightning.

Many areas of the city witnessed thundershowers towards late afternoon due to low-level clouds formed and increased humidity, met officials said. The city recorded 9 mm rainfall before 8.30 p.m. and the sky remained cloudy for remainder of the night.

Though temperatures receded closer to the minimum temperature post rainfall, high humidity levels remained a cause of discomfort. During the spell of showers in Medipally village in Yacharam mandal of Ranga Reddy district, 22-year-old Shyam was struck by lighting when he went to the terrace of his house. The youth died immediately after being struck and his body bore slight burns, the police informed.

The city cooled down on Sunday but not before it recorded a maximum temperature of 42.2 degree Celsius. The weathermen have forecast slight showers for Monday but a heat wave warning for the city and other parts of the State stands, IMD officials said. Temperature touched 43 degree Celsius last week, the highest the city recorded in four decades. Other parts of the State also received rainfall. Madnur in Nizamabad received two centimetres of rain.

The Indian Meteorological Department also stated that heat wave prevailed in Adilabad, Nizamabad and Karimnagar on Sunday. Maximum temperature of 45 degree Celsius was recorded in Ramagundam. High temperatures have been forecast for rest of the week by IMD.