Patna: In Bihar, 23 people have been reported killed in different incidents of lightning. According to the state’s Disaster Management Department, there have been reports of deaths of people in five districts, maximum of 4-4 people have died in Saran and Bhojpur districts. Other districts which were affected due to lightning fall are Kaimur, Patna and Buxar. The incident came a day after lightning struck 8 people in five districts of the state. An official release said that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the families of each victim.
The Chief Minister also appealed to the people to stay alert and stay indoors as far as possible during inclement weather. More than 100 people have died due to lightning in the last one week in the state.
Meanwhile, many meteorologists have believed that the combination of above-normal temperatures in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and moist winds from the Bay of Bengal created “instability” in the atmosphere. In the last fortnight, 150 people died in large-scale incidents due to lightning in these two states (Eastern UP and Bihar).
