For two days, the state of Gujarat in India experienced heavy rains, accompanied by thunderstorms and hail.
Twenty-four people have been killed in lightning strikes and around 23 others injured in rains in the western Indian state of Gujarat over the past two days. It was reported by Reuters.
For two days, the state experienced heavy rains, accompanied by thunderstorms and hail. In some places, up to 144 mm of rain fell each day. The bad weather ended on the morning of November 27.
The rains caused damage to homes and loss of livestock across the state. Local authorities will soon begin assessing the damage from the disaster.
The India Meteorological Department has forecast continuous rain in parts of Gujarat.
Recall that in September in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, 10 people died and three others were seriously injured as a result of lightning strikes during storms.
In November, a 16-year-old boy died from a lightning strike in the Poltava region.
Source: korrespondent
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