At least 36 people died in a day of thunderstorms in northern India.

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Thunderstorms were encountered in northern India, causing at least 36 people to die within a day.

According to the Associated Press reported on the 24th, 12 of them were hit by lightning, and at least 24 other people died due to the collapse of houses caused by heavy rain.There are also data that in the past 5 days, 39 people in India were killed by lightning.A lost love son said that his 15 -year -old son played with his friends on the roof, but the lightning striked and killed his son.The rainy season from June to September of India is frequent in lightning disasters.In response to recent frequent accidents, the government has issued new guidelines to remind people to strengthen prevention on thunderstorms.

A Indian expert said that global warming will exacerbate lightning frequency, and every time the temperature increases 1 degrees Celsius, the chance of lightning will increase by 12 times; another person in charge said that the destruction of forests, pollution and water body disappearance will cause "climate collapse", By triggers more and more lightning disasters.Data show that India was hit by thunder and died last year, a year -on -year increase of 34%.

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