Lightning kills 74 people in India

[General General]

The Associated Press
Published Wednesday, June 22, 2016 7:57AM EDT
PATNA, India -- Lightning has killed 74 people, mostly farm labourers working in fields, across eastern and northern India over the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday.

A majority of the deaths occurred in the eastern state of Bihar, where 57 people died after being struck by lightning, a state official said. At least 24 others were injured when thunderstorms and monsoon rains lashed 14 districts of the state.

Ten people were killed by lightning in neighbouring Jharkhand state, six in northern Uttar Pradesh state, and another in Maharashtra, police said.

Bihar disaster management official Vyasji said scores of cattle also perished in the state after being struck by lightning.

The dead included at least eight shepherds watching their sheep, said Vyasji, who uses only one name. He told reporters that he expected the death toll to go up as reports come in from remote districts of the state.

Lightning strikes are common during India's monsoon season, which runs from June to September. However, the recent toll is unusually high.

At least 2,000 people have died in lightning strikes in India every year since 2005, according to the National Crime Records Bureau.

Source: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/lightning-kills-74-people-mostly-farmworkers-in-india-1.2956321

 

[guest11]

RIP to the dead.

Opening a thread on natural calamities to score brownie points is beyond juvenile and reeks of utter desperation.

 

[Tripoli]

RIP to the dead.

RIP to the dead.

Opening a thread on natural calamities to score brownie points is beyond juvenile and reeks of utter desperation.

Dude are you paranoid? Is any negative news regarding India intended to score brownie points? The op has not said anything which might suggest that he has bad intentions..

 

[unbiasedopinion]

Is this really defence forum or a gossip site? Let me know , if will tell my 8-12 years old cousins and second generations to join this forum and play here by opening all kinds of news in the world.

. @WebMaster @Horus @Irfan Baloch @waz

 

[Parul]

Rest In Peace.

 

[Tripoli]

Really, you are feigning innocence now. What a bunch of low life people.

 

[Taimoor Khan]

Never heard lightening caused so many deaths. What is brewing in eastern India?

 

[ranjeet]

Death toll is above 100 now. May they rest in peace.

 

[Taimoor Khan]

Death toll is above 100 now. May they rest in peace.

Indeed. May I ask what is actually happening? Never heard so many deaths caused by lightening strikes. very unusual.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

RIP to the dead.

Opening a thread on natural calamities to score brownie points is beyond juvenile and reeks of utter desperation.

you fellow members top the chart in that scoring.

they even get thanks by fellow Indians for reporting equally tragic incidents.

Rest in peace to the dead

RIP to the decency

Is this really defence forum or a gossip site? Let me know , if will tell my 8-12 years old cousins and second generations to join this forum and play here by opening all kinds of news in the world.

. @WebMaster @Horus @Irfan Baloch @waz

reporting tragedy gets maximum attention


last year.. the BLA terrorists shot dead Labourers in their sleep in Balochsitan who had been working on a highway .. their numbers were in dozens. A camp was raided and no one was spared.
some known Indian trolls not only celebrated it but gave reasons why these Labours deserved to die at the hands of BLA


hopefully my fellow Pakistanis here wont sink to that level.
I am just saying. a large number of Indian members here only visit to mock the deaths through terrorism in Pakistan
so , no one is an angel

 

[guest11]

you fellow members top the chart in that scoring.

they even get thanks by fellow Indians for reporting equally tragic incidents.

Rest in peace to the dead

RIP to the decency

Then you should bring it up sir. I am not a member of the staff you are. Despite the fact that rape threads are banned, threads are being opened wily nilly using preposterous sources.

Chinese member abusing Muslims in Indonesian threads are getting away with it. Senior Indian members are being banned on the flimsiest excuses.

Read my moniker sir, I am a guest and for most part I behave like a good one.

 

[unbiasedopinion]

last year.. the BLA terrorists shot dead Labourers in their sleep in Balochsitan who had been working on a highway .. their numbers were in dozens. A camp was raided and no one was spared.
some known Indian trolls not only celebrated it but gave reasons why these Labours deserved to die at the hands of BLA


hopefully my fellow Pakistanis here wont sink to that level.
I am just saying. a large number of Indian members here only visit to mock the deaths through terrorism in Pakistan
so , no one is an angel

I don't care if the lightning strikes in Pakistan and India or anywhere else killing people. Point is this is not a defense related news.

I have not seen the post you are referring but BLA, terrorist attacks, etc are part of defense hence posting of that news makes sense. On the other hand natural death is not a defense related news until it is in battle field like Siachin etc..

If your idea of defense is glorifying the count of dead bodies then let me know, I will also start contributing to the same and start earning my set of brownie points.