West Bengal: Seven people killed as lightning strikes Malda
June 21, 2023 22:48 ISTThe District Magistrate Nitin Singhania said weighty rainstorms lashed Malda at night, during which seven individuals passed on.
The District Magistrate Nitin Singhania said weighty rainstorms lashed Malda at night, during which seven individuals passed on.
The posts have gone viral on social media as on Instagram, it so far have received over 70 K views while on Twitter, the numbers have gone beyond 20 million.
Bihar news: The incident took place near Bandhdih Middle School in the Jaridih block of the Bokaro district around 12.24 pm when classes were underway.
Five lives have been lost in the state on Saturday - two each in Gorakhpur and Lalitpur and one in Sambhal, a statement said.
In a similar incident in Jambu village, a man was killed and another was injured, the official said, adding that the police were gathering more details about the victims.
Delhi and adjoining areas, including Noida, witnessed heavy rains and strong winds in the early hours on Monday.
Lightning strikes in Malaysia are "very common". It occurs due to its tropical climate and location. The thunderstorms in the country are very frequent.
An ex-gratia payment to the next of kin of deceased persons has been initiated and it will be completed soon.
Four persons including a minor girl died after the storm uprooted the bamboo trees in the Tingkhong area in the Dibrugarh district.
The lightning strike incidents occurred in Barghat, Dharnakhurd, Tikari, Salhekala, Ashta and Sapapar villages, he said.
Mahakaleshwar temple of Ujjain was decorated with colourful lightning on the eve of Nagpanchami.
As per recent studies, parts of Indian peninsula, particularly Northeast and East, have registered a sharp increase of lightning over the past 2 decades.
Lightning struck the flag rod of the Dwarkadhish temple in Dwarka, Gujarat on Tuesday. However, there was no damage to the Dwarkadhish temple in the accident. The video of lightning on the flag is going viral on social media.
At least 60 people were killed across Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan after being struck by lightning, thunder and rain.
Lightning on Sunday late night took over 25 lives including seven children in Jaipur and other parts of Rajasthan.
Lightning and gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph is also expected at isolated places in Uttarakhand, North Punjab, East and West Rajasthan and other areas.
The lightning hit a mud-house in Raslitakran village in Basantgarh around 2:30 am, resulting in on-the-spot death of Joginder Kumar and minor injuries to four other inhabitants, a police official said.
14-year-old boy died after being struck by lightning in Shahapur tehsil of Maharashtra's Thane district
Himachal Pradesh's Shimla received fresh snowfall on February 04. According to the meteorological centre, a long spell of precipitation is expected to continue today and tomorrow.
Haryana's Hisar witnessed a change in weather on November 15.
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