Lightning kills 32 in India

[Edevelop]

PATNA: At least 32 people, including nine children, were killed over the weekend by lightning strikes in the eastern Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand, officials said Monday.

“About 24 people, including seven children, were killed Saturday and Sunday by bolts of lightning across Bihar,” State Disaster Management Minister Renu Kumari Kushwaha said.

In neighbouring Jharkhand eight people, including two children, died, said Puran Mahto, an official in the state's Dhanbad district.

Torrential rains accompanied by strong winds also uprooted trees, damaged houses and brought down power cables across the region on Sunday night.

Though lightning strikes during the June-October monsoon season are common, the weekend toll was unusually high. Villagers housed in bamboo-and-grass huts are generally most at risk.

Lightning kills 32 in India - DAWN.COM

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

RIP..............

 

[faisal6309]

RIP.......

 

[scorpionx]

Rest In Peace. For the last few days,the entire region is experiencing heavy rains and thunders,quite unusual in autumn.

 

[Pak47]

@Lightning Go away! You're drunk!

Rip..

 

[Jazzbot]

RIP..........!

 

[chauvunist]

Rest in peace...

 

[LonE_WolF]

RIP............

 

[A.Rafay]

RIP! .........

 

[VeeraBahadur]

RIP

Are yaar lightening thi , bomb blast nahi tha.Meanwhile 2500 infected by Dengue in Delhi this year.

 

[nair]

RIP.......

 

[Bhai Zakir]

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

 

[razgriz19]

Rest In Peace. For the last few days,the entire region is experiencing heavy rains and thunders,quite unusual in autumn.

climate change is affecting everyone equally.
We're having everything season in "extreme" as well
if its winter, -30
if its summer, +40

just last month it rained for 20 mins one day; as much as it was suppose to during the entire month!!!