Rameswaram, Nov. 14 : Four persons were admittd to hospital when they fainted in the shock following a lightning, police said here today.
They were attending a meeting at a school when the incident occurred. The students ran helter-skelter after the lightning struck the sea coast yesterday, police said.
Heavy rains lashed Rameswaram Island and surrounding areas since last night and the sea level had increased by 25 cms, they said.