Lightning death
A couple died when struck by lightning at a farmland in Memari in East Burdwan on Friday afternoon.
A couple died when struck by lightning at a farmland in Memari in East Burdwan on Friday afternoon.
As many as six persons died due to lightning strikes in five different districts of Odisha on Sunday.
Six people had been confirmed dead and 10 others injured as of Monday morning after a lightning strike caused a park pavilion to collapse in the city of Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, local authorities said.
Five individuals lost their lives while three others were critically injured due to lightning strikes in Gaya district on Thursday.
More and more lightning detectors, lightning arrestors and the extensive use of Damini app only can help reduce lightning fatalities in Bengal, weather scientists and professors of physics with the Burdwan University have prescribed today.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced a compensation of Rs 4 Lakhs each for the bereaved families of 4 people who died due to lightning in Siwan, Supaul and Rohtas.
At least 19 people have died in incidents of lightning, drowning, and snake bites in the last 24 hours in various districts.
At least 12 persons lost their lives due to lightning strikes across seven districts in Bihar on Monday.
As many as five persons died in lightning strikes in Odisha's Bargarh and Balangir districts on Wednesday.
Twelve persons were killed by lightning in different locations in East Burdwan and Bankura in the last two days.
