Lightning Kills
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14 killed, 8 injured in deadly lightning strikes in Jharkhand
Jharkhand | Aug 05, 2026, 07:08 AM ISTKhorimahua SDPO Amarendra Kumar told PTI, "at least seven people were killed and three others were injured due to lightning strikes across three police stations under my sub-division in Giridih district." Of them five died in the Deori police station area, however, three got injured.
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Madhya Pradesh: Lightning kills couple, their 15-year-old son in Rajgarh district
Madhya Pradesh | Sep 27, 2024, 12:07 PM ISTKhilchipur Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sushil Kumar said that the district administration has released Rs 10,000 each for the last rites of the deceased.
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Eight, including six children, killed in lightning strike in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon
chhattisgarh | Sep 23, 2024, 05:24 PM ISTThe incident took place at around 1:30 pm in Rajnandgaon district's Joratarai village. The deceased also includes some school children. Earlier on Saturday, a similar incident in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district took the life of one individual while eight others got injured.
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Odisha: Nine killed, 12 injured in separate lightning strike incidents, CM announces ex gratia
India | Aug 18, 2024, 06:48 AM ISTAll 12 people who were injured were working in a farm field when the lightning struck them in Barpali block of Bargah district. CM Manjhi wished for their speedy recovery.
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Chhattisgarh: 3 Women killed, 7 injured in lightning strikes in Jashpur
chhattisgarh | Aug 17, 2024, 12:20 PM ISTCM Vishnu Deo Sai expressed his condolences and directed local authorities to provide the best possible medical care to the injured. He also announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh for the families of the deceased. The injured have been hospitalized in Ambikapur and Pathalgaon for treatment.
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Watch video: CCTV footage shows lightning strike in Indirapuram, kills one girl, injures five others
Uttar Pradesh | Sep 15, 2023, 01:54 PM ISTThe accident happened at around 9 am in Makanpur village of Indirapuram police station area.
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Odisha: 10 dead, three injured due to lightning in several districts of state
India | Sep 03, 2023, 07:28 AM ISTOdisha lightning: One person died in Angul district, two in Bolangir, one in Boudh, one in Jagatsinghpur, one in Dhenkanal and four in Khordha, the SRC said. The three injured were from Khordha district, Special Relief Commissioner said.
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Bihar: Lightning strikes kill 15 people in 8 districts
Bihar | Jul 05, 2023, 09:33 PM ISTLightning strikes in Bihar: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed condolences over the death of 15 people due to lightning and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to each of the deceased's family members.
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Chhattisgarh: Lightning strike kills 3, injures 9 in Jashpur district
India | May 29, 2022, 09:29 PM ISTOne of the injured was shifted to Ambikapur hospital due to his critical condition, officials said.
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Lightning kills 75 in UP, MP, Rajasthan; PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia
India | Jul 12, 2021, 12:19 PM ISTAt least 75 people have lost their lives due to lightning in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. PM Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of the deceased.
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Lightning strikes kill 60 across Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan; PM Modi expresses grief
India | Jul 12, 2021, 12:05 PM ISTAt least 60 people were killed across Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan after being struck by lightning, thunder and rain.
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Lightning kills 18 in Rajasthan, Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia announced; PM expresses grief
India | Jul 12, 2021, 08:45 AM ISTIn a major tragedy in Jaipur, 11 persons, mostly youths, were killed and eight others injured when lightning struck them on a hill near the Amber Fort.
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18 wild elephants killed in Assam due to lightning, confirms post-mortem report
India | Jun 02, 2021, 07:10 PM ISTVarious other test reports such as forensic, toxicology and meteorological also suggested the absence of any foul play and pointed towards the electrocution death of the elephants at Kondoli proposed reserve forest, also known as Bamuni Hills.
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Boy dies in lightning strike in Maharashtra's Thane
India | May 07, 2021, 10:04 AM IST14-year-old boy died after being struck by lightning in Shahapur tehsil of Maharashtra's Thane district
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Lightning strike kills 8-year-old boy in Maharashtra village
India | Jun 28, 2019, 11:19 AM ISTThe incident took place Thursday afternoon in village Satkor under Vikramgad taluka of Palghar district, Vivekananda Kadam, chief of the District Disaster Control Room, said.
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Bihar: Atleast 12 people struck by lightning
India | Jun 26, 2019, 10:38 PM ISTAtleast 12 people, including four woman and two girls, were killed on Wednesday when they were struck by lightning in separate incidents in various Bihar districts
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Lightning kills 20 in Andhra Pradesh
India | Sep 07, 2015, 07:23 AM ISTHyderabad: At least 20 people were killed due to lightning in different parts of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday as heavy rains lashed the state under the impact of a low pressure area over Bay of
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Lightning kills six in Bengal
India | May 31, 2014, 01:16 PM ISTKolkata: At least six people were killed and a dozen were injured due to lightning Saturday in different parts of West Bengal, police said.Three people were killed in Hariharpara, two in Murshidabad district, and one
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Lightning kills five in Odisha.
India | Sep 28, 2013, 12:25 PM ISTBhubaneswar: At least five people were killed and four injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Odisha, an official said Saturday.The lightning and thunderstorms struck many places in the state Friday evening. An official
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Lightning kills five farmers in Godda
India | Aug 13, 2013, 09:05 AM ISTGodda (Jharkhand): Five farmers were killed yesterday and three others were injured when lightning struck them at separate places in Godda district, police said here. Four farmers were working in their fields at Balbadha while