Electric poles collapse amid storm and rain, in Ghaziabad | Photo Credit: ANI At least 34 people died, and dozens were injured as powerful storms accompanied by heavy rain and lightning created havoc across Uttar Pradesh on Thursday (May 22, 2025). The sudden and intense weather has left a trail of devastation in at least … Read more
Image used for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Ranjeet Kumar Three persons were killed in lightning strikes as unseasonal rains and thunderstorms lashed Marathwada, an official said on Tuesday (May 6, 2025). The deaths were reported in Beed and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts on Monday (May 5), the official from the revenue department said. … Read more
A 39-year-old man, identified as Kannan from Varpattu village near Ponnamaravathy, was killed by lightning on Friday. Kannan was out grazing cattle along with his relatives when there was rain accompanied by thunder and lightning in the area. The lightning struck Kannan killing him on the spot. A cow that he was tending died … Read more
Two farm workers were killed on the spot, and five others were critically injured when lightning struck them in the fields surrounding Somavaram village of Sambepalle mandal of Annamayya district on Monday afternoon. According to the revenue officials, some 20 workers were going to a fruit orchard when the area witnessed a downpour followed by … Read more
Three budding hockey players died and five others were injured in a lightning strike in Simdega district of Jharkhand on Wednesday. The incident took place in Tutikela village of Simdega. According to the police, all the players were standing under a tree to avoid rain. The players were going to participate in a hockey competition … Read more
Relatives of a lightning strike victim mourn, in West Bengal’s Malda on May 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Eleven people were killed on Thursday afternoon after being struck by lightning in various places across Malda district in West Bengal, a government official said. Several persons were injured in the lightning strikes. Chief Minister Mamata … Read more
Lightning and heavy rains have killed at least 49 people across Pakistan in the past three days, officials said Monday, as authorities in the country’s southwest declared a state of emergency. Some deaths occurred when lightning struck farmers harvesting wheat. Rains caused dozens of houses to collapse in the northwest and in eastern Punjab province. … Read more
Two spectators of a local football match were killed and three others injured as lightning struck a playground in Jharkhand’s Dumka district, police said. The condition of two of the injured was stated to be serious. The incident occurred when several spectators took shelter under a tent beside the playground in Hansdiha area after heavy … Read more
A woman makes her way towards the destination during heavy rainfall, in Kolkata on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI The sub-Himalayan districts of West Bengal are set to get a respite from the heatwave conditions with the likely advancement of the southwest monsoon, officials said on June 9. The southern districts of the State will … Read more
Sept. 22, 2022 — Sonia Chavez was on the balcony of her midrise Dallas apartment when the unthinkable happened: As she was filming a thunderstorm with her cellphone, lightning struck her in a flash of blinding light and searing heat that knocked her off her feet. The thunderbolt, which Chavez captured on film, damaged her … Read more