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Out of the 18 persons killed in incidents of lightning strike in eight districts, five persons were killed in East Champaran, four in Jamui, one in West Champaran, two each in Munger, Bhagalpur and Madhepura and one each in Vaishali and Samastipur districts. (Photo: File)

Mumbai: 3 CISF jawans injured after lightning strikes them in Thane

The jawans were at the shooting range for practice when the incident took place at around 2.40 pm, the official said.

10 Oct 2017 2:42 PM

People of Mumbai got respite from the heat as several areas of the city witnessed heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning on Thursday evening. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Early warning system works wonder, lightning deaths dip

The State Emergency Operations Centre is functioning in the office of the Special Relief Commissioner on 24-7 basis.

15 July 2019 1:02 AM

A member of a California Dept. of Corrections fire crew runs along a containment line with a chainsaw while fighting the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire. (AP)

California fires claim 6 lives, threaten thousands of homes

Many of the fires were sparked by lightning strikes, nearly 12,000 of them caused by brief thunderstorms since last...

22 Aug 2020 6:17 AM

According to Skymet Weather, a private weather forecasting agency, southern parts of Vidharbha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh will also receive light rains. (Representational image)

First monsoon showers hit Nashik, 2 killed in lightning strikes

According to the meteorological department, the district received 70.2 mm rain till Thursday morning from Wednesday.

21 Jun 2018 10:27 AM

Amy Castanon. 30, was walking her dog in New Mexico was struck by lightning (Photo: Facebook)

US woman, struck by lightning, recovers miraculously, gets back to...

Mother of three whose heart stopped beating after she was struck by lightning survives all odds to resume normal life.

13 July 2017 10:01 AM