20 people died after being struck by lightning during unusual rain in the state of Gujarat in western India.
1 min read 11/27/2023, 07:40 PM IST
Lightning strikes during sudden rains in Gujarat claimed the lives of 20 people in various districts. The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) is reporting deaths in Dahod, Bharuch, Tapi, Ahmedabad, Amreli, Banaskantha, Botad, Kheda, Mehsana, Panchmahal, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar and Devbhumi Dwarka.
The recent lightning-related deaths follow eight previously reported victims, including a motorcyclist in Botad and a man in Mehsana who was hit by a falling tree. In addition to human damage, lightning also causes damage to cattle and sheep in some areas. Abnormal rainfall, due to cyclonic circulation over the northeast Arabian Sea and neighboring Saurashtra and Kutch areas, affected 220 of the 251 talukas of Gujarat.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast continued light to moderate rainfall in Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh overnight.
Unforeseen and unseasonal precipitation in Gujarat has brought about within the awful misfortune of twenty lives due to lightning strikes over different areas. The State Crisis Operation Middle (SEOC) detailed fatalities.
This sad occurrence takes after an prior report of eight casualties, counting a 22-year-old biker in Botad and a 29-year-old man in Mehsana who was struck by a fallen tree. The affect of lightning expanded past human casualties, causing the misfortune of cattle and sheep in certain ranges. The unforeseen precipitation, ascribed to a cyclonic circulation within the northeast Middle eastern Ocean and connecting Saurashtra and Kutch locales, influenced 220 out of 251 talukas in Gujarat. The Indian Meteorological Division (IMD) estimates continuous light to direct precipitation in Punjab, Haryana, West Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh amid the night.
