Five people, including two women, were killed in separate lightning incidents in Sultanpur and Amethi districts on Tuesday, police said.
Shivam (19) and Sona Devi (54) died due to lightning at Nunhai Saifullaha village in Gosaiganj area on Tuesday, they said.
Additional DM Sadar Thakur Prasad visited the spot to take stock of the situation and said due compensation would be given to the families of the victims.
In Amethi, Prema Devi (65) died in a similar incident in Uttar village in Gauriganj area while working in her field.
Mukesh Pasi (28) and Ranjit Kumar Singh (25) were killed in Subba Ka Purwa and Lorkpur villages in Jamo area.
The bodies of the victims have been sent for autopsy.
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