The Met department has forecast thunderstorms with lightning at isolated places in coastal Andhra Pradesh for the next four days, propelled by low pressure over the Bay of Bengal.
At least eight people were killed in lightning incidents in Bihar today. Three each were reported dead in Sheikhpura and Jamui. One each died in Siwan and Begusarai.
Three persons were killed in Purnea, two in Begusarai and one each person in Patna, Saharsa, East Champaran, Madhepura and Darbhanga districts, a Disaster Management Department official said.
At least 26 people were killed after being struck by lightning in Bihar on Thursday. Over 100 people have died due to lightning strikes in the state in the last one week, officials said.
Severe waterlogging following heavy rain in parts of Patna impacted daily life of the residents.
At least 24 people died after lightning struck Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, causing most deaths in Deoria and Prayagraj. Nine people died in Deoria alone while 6 deaths were reported from Prayagraj. Three lost their lives in Ambedkar Nagar and two in Barabanki, while one death each was reported from Kushinagar, Unnao, Fatehpur, and Balrampur.
Lightning struck at the Ambala central jail premises on Sunday when heavy showers accompanied by strong winds lashed the city, but no loss of life or damage to property was reported.
At least 30 persons suffered injuries in lightning strike incidents and were brought to hospitals in Mithi, Islamkot and Chhachhro towns.
Nine people were killed due to lightning strikes in various districts of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Monday.
While 465 lightning deaths were recorded in Odisha during the year 2017-18, it came down to 320 in 2018-19 which is about 31 per cent decline in rate of human casualty, said Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) B P Sethi.
Expressing grief over the incident, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to each of the victim's families.
Different parts of the state witnessed dust storms late on Thursday evening resulting in trees being uprooted and walls collapsing.
At least 15 people were injured after lightning struck them in remote Achham district in Nepal, which has been battered by a freak storm that has claimed 31 lives and left a trail of destruction.
As suspense continued over the BJP's nominee from Indore constituency, Lok Sabha Speaker and local MP Sumitra Mahajan Tuesday said she never sought poll ticket from the party in the last three decades.
The incident took place at Shamsherpur village in Kant area when some children had taken their cattle to the fields for grazing.
According to officials, the victims were transplanting paddy saplings in farmlands when the lightning struck.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the district magistrates of the affected areas to immediately provide compensation to families of those killed and said no laxity will be tolerated.
Lightning, thunderstorm claim 28 lives in UP, MP, TN, Bihar, Jharkhand
The latest incident comes just a day after five people were killed and four others were injured in Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh.
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