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The deceased have been identified as Umadevi Basappa Hadagal (19) and Siddappa Nariboli (35), both from Kalaburagi district, and Manjunath Gurappa Maindaragi (20) and Suneeta (18) from Raichur taluk.
Apart from the human casualties, 25 sheep also died after being struck by lightning.
Heavy rains lashing across Hubballi, Dharwad, Haveri, Gadag, Ballari and other northern Karnataka districts threw normal lives out of gear.