World Lightning kills 79, Injures 20 in India [PHOTOS]

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At least 79 people have been killed and more than 20 injured by lightning strikes in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh.

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At least 53 people died in Bihar, 10 people were killed in neighbouring Jharkhand and 16 died in Madhya Pradesh, officials said.

Most of the people who died were working on farms during torrential rains on Tuesday, BBC reports.

Lightning strikes are common in India during heavy monsoon rains, it said.

One man taken to hospital in Rohtas said: “When it was raining we immediately took shelter. It [lightning] hit us there, and then we fell unconscious.

“We could not understand what had happened. Then in the middle, when I regained consciousness, I realised that I had been hit by something.”

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

See photos of rescued victims receiving treatment:

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Source: BBC
 
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