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In just 24 hours in eastern India, a lightning strike killed 20 people.



According to foreign media such as the BBC and Times of India on the 27th local time, on the 25th, strong rain accompanied by a storm and thunder fell in the Bihar region of India, and lightning struck several times, including the Kamiur district, Bozpur district, and Fanta district of Bihar state. A total of 20 people were killed in eight states.



In response to the tragic news, Prime Minister Nitish Kumar of Bihar Province expressed his condolences to the victims through his official Twitter account.



The prime minister announced that he would deliver 400,000 rupees (approx.



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According to the Times of India, the state's geographic location is known for frequent lightning strikes during India's monsoon (wet) season.



Earlier, the Prime Minister held a meeting and asked state officials to install lightning rods in all government buildings, including schools and hospitals.



It is known that an average of 2,000 people die in lightning accidents every year in India, which experiences a monsoon period (rainy season), in which torrential rains amount to 80% of the annual rainfall in June and September every year.



Last year, in the southern Andhra Pradesh state, more than 30,000 lightning strikes struck fear in 13 hours, and on the 12th, 38 people were killed in a lightning strike in the Indian state of Rajasthan.



In 2019, a total of 2,900 people died in a lightning accident in one year, and the locals call it a 'murder thunderbolt'.



According to satellite data collected by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, there was a sharp increase in lightning strikes between 1995 and 2014, with more than 18 million lightning strikes, particularly between April 2020 and March 2021.



[Video] 20 people were struck by lightning and died in one day...

India's 'Thunder of Horror'