36 dead in India by lightning and rains, according to SUCH TV
Over the previous 24 hours, hazardous weather has claimed the lives of at least 36 persons in northern India.
24 individuals are said to have perished in Uttar Pradesh, a state in northern India, as a result of their homes collapsing due to the state's relentless rains.
Officials said 39 people in the state have died from lightning in the last five days, prompting the state government to issue new guidelines for how people can protect themselves during a thunderstorm.
Lightning strikes are common during India’s monsoon season, which runs from June to September.
A 1-degree-Celsius (1.8-degree-Fahrenheit) rise in temperature increases lightning by 12 times. Thunderbolts contain as much as a billion volts of electricity and can cause immense damage to buildings when they hit.
There has been a 34-percent rise in lightning strikes across India over the past year, which has caused deaths to increase.
About 2,500 people die in lightning strikes around India each year, according to government figures, compared with just 45 in the United States.
Last year, a herd of 18 wild Asiatic elephants was found dead in India’s northeastern state of Assam, possibly because of a huge lightning strike.
Evidence suggests that lightning strikes are also getting more frequent in metropolitan areas. This is especially concerning in India, where the country's cities are expected to see a sharp increase in population in the future years.
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