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
Lightning in India kills nearly 2,000 to 2,500 people every year. Recently, nearly 17 people lost their lives in Bihar for the same reason, as per an IE report. Notably, lighting is considered as perhaps the most dangerous and mysterious among all atmospheric phenomena. According to researchers and various studies, it is a quick and … Read more
This is equivalent to the distance between New York City and Columbus Ohio in the United States or between London and the German city of Hamburg, the WMO said in a press release. A bolt of lightning that stretched nearly 769 kilometres across three US states in 2020 or equivalent to the distance between London … Read more