Lightening Strikes
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Heavy rains batter Tamil Nadu, tourist entry barred to hill stations as 14 dead in lightning strikes
Tamil Nadu | Oct 26, 2026, 05:31 PM ISTTamil Nadu has confirmed 14 lightning deaths since the onset of the Northeast monsoon, while heavy rainfall has triggered 62 landslides in the Nilgiris and flooded homes in Kodaikanal. Tourist entry to major hill stations has also been restricted.
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Bihar storm turns deadly: 58 killed in lightning strikes, hailstorms in several parts of state
Bihar | Apr 11, 2025, 09:53 AM ISTThe powerful storm, which uprooted trees and brought down structures across the state, led to fatalities in several districts. The worst-hit district was Nalanda, where 22 people lost their lives due to massive gusts of wind.
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Bihar: 22 killed after lightning strikes in parts of state | Check district-wise death count
Bihar | Apr 10, 2025, 11:00 AM ISTBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed his condolences over the deaths and announced an ex-gratia grant of four lakh rupees to the families of all the deceased. The IMD also forecasted heavy rainfall on April 10 in a few parts of the state.
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Three men, one woman killed in lightening strikes in Rajasthan's Jhalawar
India | Jul 21, 2019, 10:13 PM ISTIn the first incident, 40-year-old Purv Singh of Belkhedi village under Unhail police station in Jahalawar district was working along with his 20-year-old son Govind Singh in the field, when the lightening struck them at about 3.30 pm, killing them at the spot, said Station House Officer Rajpal Singh.
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Lightning strike kills six in Odisha
India | Sep 16, 2014, 06:30 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Six people, among them four women, were killed and one person sustained critical injuries in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district after a shed they shelter under was struck by a lightning Tuesday, police said.The incident took