Tag Archives: Lightning Strikes

Lightning is most likely the cause of the deaths, but other reasons have not been ruled out At least 18 elephants have been found dead in the northeast Indian state of Assam after officials suspect a lightning bolt struck their forest reserve. The carcasses were found by locals in the …

More than 100 people have been killed during lightning strikes in two Indian states in two days, according to authorities. In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, 24 people died due to lightning in the past 24 hours, according to senior Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority official Aditi …