Lightning Strike Kills Over 60 In Monsoon-Hit India
MEP: At least 67 people have lost their lives by lightning in the last two days as the monsoon rain lashed the India’s Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, disaster management officials said Wednesday.
Disaster management department principal secretary Vyasji confirmed the deaths.
In Delhi, the Safdarjung weather station recorded a rainfall of 10.1 mm while observatories at Lodhi Road, Palam, Ridge and Ayanagar recorded 4.1 mm, 3.4 mm, 5.2 mm and 31.8 mm respectively till 5.30 PM, according to reports.
Bihar reported most of the deaths after an overnight storm, which coincided with the arrival of the monsoon in the eastern state on Tuesday, left at least 67 people dead. Bihar disaster management minister Chandrashekhar warned that the toll could be higher, news agency ANI said.
Authorities in the neighboring state of Uttar Pradesh, located in northern parts of India, also reported that 20 more people lost their lives due to lightning strikes over the past two days.
