Rain, lightning create havoc in Bihar, kill 23 people
In separate rain-related incidents, 23 people were killed in Bihar on Sunday.
Patna, May 29: At least 23 people were killed in separate rain-related incidents in Bihar on Sunday night, reported ANI. The state saw heavy rains accompanied by lightning and storm that damaged several houses and caused large-scale property loss.
Eighteen of the victims succumbed to injuries sustained during lighting strikes in eight districts, and five were killed in cases where structures collapsed during the squall that struck West Champaran district, Disaster Management Department Additional Secretary Anirudh Kumar told PTI.
Rains also occurred in parts of Kerala, Lakshadweep, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, PTI reported.
Bihar: 23 people killed in separate lightning, storm and rain-related incidents, yesterday.
— ANI (@ANI_news) May 29, 2017
The meteorological department has forecasted a "normal" monsoon, which will arrive in Kerala by May 30-31. The start of the monsoon in Kerala marks the onset of the season in India.
While
heavy
rains
killed
several
in
Bihar,
heatwave
conditions
prevailed
in
Madhya
Pradesh,
Rajasthan
and
Odisha.
At
least
12
people
died
due
to
sunstroke
in
Odisha.
On
early
Monday
morning,
rains
brought
respite
to
the
residents
of
Delhi.
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