The local people of Dibang Valley expressed their gratitude to the Indian Army for the swift and effective intervention to quickly rescue the lightning-hit people.
The world-famous Dwarkadhish Temple in Gujarat's Devbhumi-Dwarka district was struck by lightning on Tuesday afternoon, damaging the flag atop the shrine though no harm was caused to the structure, videos that recorded the incident showed. No casualty was reported.
As per a statement issued by the office of Amit Shah in Gandhinagar, his Lok Sabha constituency, the lightning has not damaged the temple structure. No one was injured in the incident, it said.
Twenty people died due to lightning in Rajasthan on Sunday. Eleven people lost their lives when lightning struck the watchtower of Amer Mahal in Jaipur. Apart from twelve people in Jaipur, 4 in Kota, 3 in Dholpur have died.
At 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.
At least 60 people were killed across Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan after being struck by lightning, thunder and rain.
According to reports, the deaths in UP occured on Sunday evening. Fourteen people died in Prayagraj, five in Kanpur Dehat, three each in Firozabad and Kaushambhi and two each in Unnao and Chitrakoot after lightning struck them. Taking cognizance of the incidents, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed his grief and directed the district administrations to provide adequate compensation to the tragedy struck families.
At least 38 people were killed in eleven districts of Uttar Pradesh, after being struck by lightning, thunder and rain. According to reports, the deaths occured on Sunday evening. Fourteen people died in Prayagraj, five in Kanpur Dehat, three each in Firozabad and Kaushambhi and two each in Unnao and Chitrakoot after lightning struck them. Taking cognizance of the incidents, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed his grief and directed the district administrations to provide adequate compensation to the tragedy struck families.
Lightning on Sunday late night took over 25 lives including seven children in Jaipur and other parts of Rajasthan.
At least 26 persons were killed in lightning strikes in various parts of West Bengal on Monday, a state disaster management official said.
A 15-year-old boy died after being struck by lightning in Maharashtra's Thane district on Wednesday.
India Meteorological Department has warned that Madhya Pradesh faces increasing threat of lightning strikes. Lightning strikes have claimed 89 people from January to June this year. The number of the deceased is more compared to that last year.
Three persons died in separate thunder strikes in different villages under the Galsi police station area of Purba Bardhaman district when they were working in the fields, sources said. Lightning also struck a piece of farmland at Dubrajhat under the Khandaghosh police station area leaving a woman dead.
A wall near Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar collapsed after a lightning strike on Monday night. As per reports, no one is injured in the incident, however, a structure where lightning struck suffered damages. Har Ki Pauri is one of the biggest ghats in Haridwar where river Ganga flows.
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.
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.
In a dramatic visual, A tree was struck by intense lightning in Palitana town in Bhavnagar, following heavy rain as Cyclone Nisarga continues to intensify in Gujarat and Maharashtra. The coconut palm tree was seen erupting in flames following an intense lighting strike.
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.
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