Within 24 hours, 20 people in India died due to lightning strikes

Jimu Journalist Wang Liangliang Hu Xiuwen

According to the Broadcasting Corporation reported on July 27, eight regions in Bighabon, eastern India were hit by lightning, and 20 people died in just 24 hours.

Lightning (picture source: BBC)

Curman, chief minister of Bigharbon, expressed grief that the death caused by lightning strikes from Monday night to Tuesday was. On the 26th, he announced that he would provide 400,000 rupees to the family of the deceased, and asked people to follow the suggestion of the disaster management department and stay indoors when the weather was bad.

According to reports, the geographical location of Biharbald made it particularly easy to be hit by lightning in the monsoon season. It is expected that more thunderstorms and lightning will occur on Wednesday and Thursday.

Hundreds of people die in India every year during the seasonal lightning accidents. According to the "Independence", 181 people have died in lightning strikes this year.

Because of his shock about the high incidence of lightning death, Kumar held a meeting on July 24. He instructed officials to install lightning offers in all government buildings, including schools, hospitals, and district headquarters.

According to the media, although lightning strikes are a global phenomenon, the number of people died in India due to lightning strikes. Some reason is that many people in India work outdoors.

The Indian Meteorological Bureau predicts that until July 30, the state may have a considerable range of rainfall and accompanied by lightning and thunderstorms.

In addition, the "Independence" states that more and more evidence shows that due to the climate crisis, whether in India or around the world, the incidence of lightning strikes is getting higher and higher.

In February this year, the Broadcasting Corporation reported that India's lightning strikes have risen sharply in recent years. According to a study of the Promotion Committee of Non -profit Climate Elastic Observation System, India recorded more than 18 million lightning strikes from April 2020 to March 2021, an increase of 34%year -on -year.

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