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LUCKNOW/JAIPUR/KOTA: As many as 49 people were killed in various parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan after lightning struck them on Sunday.
According to reports, lightning strikes killed 30 people across UP, including 14 in Prayagraj, five in Kanpur Dehat, four in Kaushambi, three in Firozabad and two each in Unnao and Chitrakoot.
Lightning strikes also claimed at least 19 lives in Rajasthan, including 11 in Jaipur, and at least 17 people were injured across the state on Sunday as the southwest monsoon entered Jaipur, Dholpur, Kota and Jhalawar districts.
Taking cognizance of the incident, CM Yogi Adityanath expressed his grief and asked the district administration to provide adequate compensation to the tragedy struck families.
Incidents of people drowning were reported from Ghazipur, Firozabad and Ballia.
In Rajasthan, at least11 people were killed and 12 others were injured near Amber fort when lightning struck them on Sunday evening. Teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and local police immediately swung into action to rush the injured to hospital.
Also, four children, who worked as shepherds at a village under Kanwas police station area of Kota, and a youth under Sunel area of Jhalawar districts were killedg due to lightning. In Dholpur’s Bari area, three children were killed after lightning struck.
A 23-year-old shepherd was also killed when lightning struck him while he was grazing cattle in Lalgaun in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan.
According to reports, lightning strikes killed 30 people across UP, including 14 in Prayagraj, five in Kanpur Dehat, four in Kaushambi, three in Firozabad and two each in Unnao and Chitrakoot.
Lightning strikes also claimed at least 19 lives in Rajasthan, including 11 in Jaipur, and at least 17 people were injured across the state on Sunday as the southwest monsoon entered Jaipur, Dholpur, Kota and Jhalawar districts.
Taking cognizance of the incident, CM Yogi Adityanath expressed his grief and asked the district administration to provide adequate compensation to the tragedy struck families.
Incidents of people drowning were reported from Ghazipur, Firozabad and Ballia.
In Rajasthan, at least11 people were killed and 12 others were injured near Amber fort when lightning struck them on Sunday evening. Teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and local police immediately swung into action to rush the injured to hospital.
Also, four children, who worked as shepherds at a village under Kanwas police station area of Kota, and a youth under Sunel area of Jhalawar districts were killedg due to lightning. In Dholpur’s Bari area, three children were killed after lightning struck.
A 23-year-old shepherd was also killed when lightning struck him while he was grazing cattle in Lalgaun in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan.
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