{"id":131853,"date":"2021-07-12T15:24:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T15:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=131853"},"modified":"2021-07-12T15:24:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T15:24:02","slug":"india-dozens-dead-after-being-hit-by-lightning-with-some-victims-killed-taking-selfies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/india-dozens-dead-after-being-hit-by-lightning-with-some-victims-killed-taking-selfies\/","title":{"rendered":"India: Dozens dead after being hit by lightning with some victims killed taking selfies"},"content":{"rendered":"
Some 38 people have been killed by lightning strikes in India as stormy weather rocks the country.<\/p>\n
The majority of those killed were in the western state of Rajasthan, where 11 people died after lightning struck at a watchtower near the 12th century Amber Fort.<\/p>\n
Senior police officer Anand Srivastava said some of those killed there had been taking selfies near the site on Sunday.<\/p>\n
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Mr Srivastava added that at least nine more were killed and 20 others injured in another set of strikes after the area was battered with monsoon rains and thunderstorms.<\/p>\n
In the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh, 18 people lost their lives after being struck by lightning, according to a government official, most of which had been labourers working on farmland.<\/p>\n
There are warnings from the country’s meteorological department that the severe weather could continue for another two days.<\/p>\n
Lightning strikes are common during India’s monsoon seasons, which runs from June to September.<\/p>\n
According to the most recent data available, more than 2,900 people were killed by lightning in India in 2019.<\/p>\n