More than 50 people were killed in lightning strikes across several states in India, including 11 people at a historic fort.
New Delhi – More than 50 people were killed in lightning strikes across several states in India, authorities said on Monday, including 11 people at a historic fort.
At least 42 people died on Sunday in different districts of Uttar Pradesh, according to disaster-response authorities in India's most populous state. "It was already raining when the people were there. They huddled in the towers as the rainfall intensified," Saurabh Tiwari, a senior Jaipur police officer, told AFP.
Eleven people were killed and another 17 were injured, with three in critical condition, according to police. Tiwari said up to 30 people were on the towers when the lightning struck.
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