32 people Killed in a Day in Lightning Strikes Across Bihar

Patna, July 24, 2019:

At least 32 people, including women and children, were killed and over a dozen injured in incidents of lightning strikes across Bihar in the last 24 hours, an official said Wednesday.

While Jamui district reported eight deaths, Banka district also reported five deaths.

Bhagalpur, Nalanda and Sasaram also reported two deaths each while one person each was killed in Munger, Arwal and Katihar.

Eight other children were injured in the incident that took place at Dhanpur village under Kashichak police station in Nawada, district official Anu Kumar said.

According to a district police, the lightning struck when the children were playing under a banyan tree. All the injured have been admitted to a government hospital.

This is the biggest casualty because of lightning this season. “The state government has ordered ex-gratia payment of Rs 4 lakh each to the kin of those who lost their lives,” said an official of the Disaster Management Department.

Bihar disaster management department has been advertising about precautions to escape lightning and people have been asked to avoid working in fields during rains.

It is to be mentioned that many people have lost their lives in Bihar this year due to the devastation of floods.

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