The lightning strikes in the Malda district of West Bengal on Wednesday evening resulted in the deaths of seven people, including three children, said officals.
They claimed that six people were killed in the Kaliachak region, while only one person was killed in Old Malda.
They added that Krishno Chowdhury (65), Ummey Kulsum (six), Debosree Mandal (27), Somit Mandal (10), Najrul SK (32), Robizon Bibi (54), and Esa Sarkar (eight), were the deceased.
The District Magistrate Nitin Singhania said weighty rainstorms lashed Malda at night, during which seven individuals passed on.
According to him, the lightning also killed nine cattle.
According to Singhania, the families were receiving the assistance they needed.
Earlier on Tuesday, an official stated that a lightning strike occurred at Silwar near Hazaribag in Jharkhand, killing two people and injuring seven others as they returned from a Rath Yatra procession.
The incident occurred about 4.45 pm on a section of National Highway-100.
According to Vidyabhushan Kumar, a Sub-Divisional Officer at Hazaribag Sadar, "Two devotees were killed and seven are injured."
According to Kumar, the injured have been transported to the Hazaribag-based Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital.
In the meantime, the state weather department issued an alert for thunderstorms ranging from moderate to severe for the next three days, beginning on Tuesday.
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