Chautara, Apr. 17:Recent incidents of lightning and fire at various vdcs of Sindhupalchok district have damaged property worth millions, according to the District Administration Office.

According to the office, lightning that struck at the house of Tanka Bahadur Bhandari of Phulpingkot vdc ward No. 4 completely destroyed two houses and five head of livestock perished, causing a total loss of over Rs 700,500.

Likewise lightning struck at the rice mill of Vakil Bahadur Thapa and damaged property worth Rs 150,000. Property worth Rs 100,000 was damaged when lightning struck at the house of Machhendra Prasad Neupanay of Mangkha vdc ward No. 4.

Similarly, a buffalo perished while Mrs Maili Thakuri and 15-year-old Bimala Thakuri sustained injuries when lightning struck at the house of Krishna Bahadur Thakuri at Sangachok Vdc ward No. 8.

The house of Bishnu Bahadur Thakuri of ward No. 8 was damaged and a buffalo died in another lightning hit.

Property worth Rs 150,000 was gutted in fire that broke out at the house of Subhash Singh Tamang of ward No. 5, Haibung vdc, it is  also learnt.