At least 250 sheep were killed by lightning in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, official sources said on Wednesday.
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"The incident took place in a pasture in Hoksar area of Kokernag tehsil in Anantnag district during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday," they said.
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Sheep from different low lying areas of the Valley are taken to highland pastures for grazing during the summer months.
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These vast open areas are usually vulnerable to the vagaries of nature like snowfall, hailstorm and cloudbursts which result in huge damage to livestock.
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