New Delhi — Lightning strikes killed 24 folks and injured 23 extra over the previous two days within the western Indian state of Gujarat, authorities authorities mentioned Monday. Three buffalo had been additionally killed by the strikes, which got here amid a deluge of rainfall atypical for this time of 12 months within the area.
A number of folks in Gujarat’s Morbi district posted photos of hail falling throughout the storms on social media.
The climate division had put Vadodara, considered one of Gujarat’s fundamental cities, on alert for thunderstorms and excessive winds, however there was no lack of life there and the town solely received mild showers.
The India Meteorological Division (IMD) mentioned extra rain was forecast to hit components of the state by way of Monday.
State authorities mentioned they had been assessing injury to agriculture and would pay compensation to farmers after the survey.
India’s capital New Delhi obtained mild rainfall Monday morning, serving to to convey down air air pollution ranges within the metropolis.
Gujarat and different coastal Indian states have confronted a number of excessive climate occasions over the past decade, together with cyclonic storms and flooding. Scientists blame a rise within the frequency and depth of those occasions throughout on local weather change.
Earlier this 12 months, Cyclone Biparjoy induced widespread devastation in Gujarat and alongside the southwest coast of neighboring Pakistan.
In August 2020, heavy rain sparked flooding that killed 14 folks in Gujarat, and in September of the previous 12 months, unusually heavy, late monsoon rains throughout a number of Indian states submerged streets, hospital wards and homes, killing at the least 100 folks.
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