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| India lightning strikes leave 93 people dead | |
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| At least 93 people have been killed and more than 20 injured by lightning strikes in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, officials say. | |
| Most of the people who died were working on farms during torrential rains on Tuesday, reports said. | Most of the people who died were working on farms during torrential rains on Tuesday, reports said. |
| Lightning strikes are common in India during heavy monsoon rains. | Lightning strikes are common in India during heavy monsoon rains. |
| Fifty-six people died in Bihar while 37 people were killed across Uttar Pradesh, Jharkand and Madhya Pradesh. | |
| "Many of the victims are children and women," Anirudh Kumar, a senior official at Bihar's disaster management agency, told AFP news agency. | |
| 'Anguished' | |
| One man taken to hospital in Rohtas said: "When it was raining, we immediately took shelter. It [lightning] hit us there, and then we fell unconscious. | |
| "We could not understand what had happened. Then in the middle, when I regained consciousness, I realised that I had been hit by something." | "We could not understand what had happened. Then in the middle, when I regained consciousness, I realised that I had been hit by something." |
| Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was "deeply anguished" by the loss of life. | |
| At least 2,000 people have died in lightning strikes in India every year since 2005, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. | At least 2,000 people have died in lightning strikes in India every year since 2005, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. |
| India receives 80% of its annual rainfall during the monsoon season, which runs between June and September. | India receives 80% of its annual rainfall during the monsoon season, which runs between June and September. |
| Safety tips when lightning strikes | Safety tips when lightning strikes |
| Source: Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents | Source: Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents |
| Climate change 'will make lightning strike more' | Climate change 'will make lightning strike more' |
| How do you recover from being struck by lightning? | How do you recover from being struck by lightning? |