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- More than 2,500 Indians lose their lives to lightning every year.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-59006609Lightning in India: A bolt from the blue that kills thousands
Feb 14, 2022 · Lightning strikes have killed more than 100,000 people in the country between 1967 and 2019, according to official data. This is more than a third of fatalities caused by natural hazards...
Jul 12, 2021 · Lightning strikes have killed 1,619 people between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021, according to India's second annual Lightning Report.
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Aug 19, 2024 · Between 2,000 and 3,000 Indians die annually by lightning, most of them working class people aged 10 to 50. Fatalities have risen by more than 50 percent since the turn of the century ...
Aug 14, 2021 · According to a report by the Indian government, 1,697 people died from lightning strikes between 2020 and 2021. But it’s important to note this phenomenon isn’t unique: Though these incidents are often in the news, India may not hold the record — at least not when you adjust for population.
Sep 30, 2015 · A total of 5259 fatalities was observed as a result of lightning strikes. The average fatalities per year in India is 159 from 1979 to 2011, while this number in China is 387 during the period 1997–2009 (Zhang et al., 2011) and 90 in the United States during 1959–1994 (Curran et al., 2000).
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Nov 27, 2023 · In India, lightning strikes killed more than 100,000 people between 1967 and 2019, according to official data. This is more than a third of fatalities caused by natural hazards during...
Jul 12, 2021 · Lightning strikes kill some 2,000 Indians on average every year, according to official data. A senior police officer told the media that most of the people among the dead at the fort's...
