Lightning

India
July 3, 2020
Two killed, six injured in lightning strikes in UP
Ballia: Two people were killed and six others injured after being struck by lightning in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district, police said on Friday. Nishat (18) and Bagedan (60) were killed…
India
July 2, 2020
Lightning kills three people in UP
Ballia: Three people were killed and 12 injured in lightning strikes in Sikandarpur and Bhimpura areas of the district, police said on Thursday. They said 10 people working in a…
India
June 26, 2020
Lightning claims 110 lives in UP, Bihar in two days
Patna/Lucknow: Thunderstorms and lightning have wrought havoc in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh over the past two days, claiming 110 lives, leaving at least 32 injured and causing widespread damage to…
India
June 26, 2020
Lightning strikes claim 7 lives in UP’s Deoria
Deoria: Seven people have been killed due to lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, the District Magistrate confirmed. “Seven people including farmers and…
India
June 8, 2020
C’garh: Lightning kills 2 boys, injures man in Balrampur
Korba: Two boys were killed and a 35-year-old man injured in a lightning strike in Murkal village in Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur district, police said on Monday. The incident took place on…
Crime
May 15, 2020
4 killed, 3 injured in lightning strike in West Bengal
Suri: Four persons were killed and three others injured after they were struck by lightning during a thunderstorm in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Thursday, police said. The four men…
Crime
May 11, 2020
Two minors killed in lightning strike in UP
Banda: Two minor boys were killed after they were struck by lightning in Uttar Pradesh’s Chitrakoot district, police said on Monday. Two men were also seriously injured in the incident…
Crime and Accident
October 7, 2019
Odisha: Lightning strikes leave five dead in three districts
Bhubaneswar: Five persons in Koraput, Dhenkanal and Kendujhar districts died due to lightning strikes on Sunday. According to an official release by the Joint Commissioner (Relief) Pravat Ranjan Mohapatra, the…
Crime and Accident
September 18, 2019
Bihar: 12 dead due to lightning
Patna: As many as 12 people died due to lightning incidents at different places in Bihar on Tuesday, the state disaster management authority said. As per the disaster control room,…
Crime and Accident
September 12, 2019
Eight people die as lightning strikes in Jharkhand
Ranchi Eight people died and two were injured when lightning struck in Jharkhand’s Garwah district on Thursday. According to the police, the incident took place at Chandri village situated in the…
News
August 23, 2019
Four dead, 100 injured by lightning in Poland
Warsaw: Four people, including two children, died on Thursday and more than 100 were injured by lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in southern Poland’s Tatra mountains, and Polish Prime Minister…
Crime and Accident
August 16, 2019
Three killed in lightning in Bengal
Kolkata: Three persons including two women were killed in a lightning strike in West Bengal’s Purulia district on Friday, police said. Besides, three persons were also injured. “Three farmers including…
World
June 26, 2019
Lightning kills 6 in Nepal
Kathmandu: At least six people, including three children, were killed while one person sustained an injury in two incidents of the lightning strike in Nepal. The incidents happened in the…
Crime and Accident
June 23, 2019
Youth loses life for using mobile phone in rain
Akola [Maharashtra]: A youth died of electrocution during the rainfall. According to the details of the incident, Abhijeet Shri Krishna (22), resident of Akola, Maharashtra was engaged in talking to…
India
June 14, 2019
Thunderstorm, lightning alert issued for Coastal Andhra: IMD
New Delhi [India]: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Sunday said that thunderstorm accompanied with hail and lightning (30-40 kmph) at isolated places are very likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Vidarbha…
India
May 3, 2019
Lighting kills 8 in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: Lightning during a thunderstorm killed eight persons in two districts of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. Four persons were killed in Chandauli, while one person died in Sonebhadra. As an…
Delhi
April 24, 2019
IMD issues thunderstorm, lightning warning for Delhi tomorrow
New Delhi [India]: The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday issued a warning that Delhi and its adjoining areas such as Noida, Gurguram, Faridabad, and Ghaziabad are likely to witness thunderstorm…