India: 11 individuals eliminated by lightning while taking selfies in Jaipur

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    Nearly a dozen people were killed when lightning struck a watch tower were people had reportedly gathered to take photos during a storm. See SWNS story SWOCbolt. A video shows the fork hit the watch tower at the Amer Fort in Jaipur, India where around 30 visitors were admiring the views. According to police, 17 people were reportedly injured in the strike on Sunday evening (11/07), with three in critical condition, and 11 were killed. The injured were reportedly rescued by the police and State Disaster Response Force and taken to the Sawai Man Singh Hospital. The video shows the lightning as it stuck the 12th century fortress where crowds of people had swarmed to take pictures. Authorities have confirmed around 63 people have been killed in lightning strikes in several states in India, including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, during the relentless monsoon.

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    Footage reveals lightning striking the 12th century watch tower where crowds of individuals had actually collected to take images (Picture: Tahir Ibn Manzoor / SWNS)

    A lightning strike eliminated a minimum of 11 individuals as they were taking selfies in a storm.

    The victims were on top of a watch tower in northern India when the flash of lightning hit.

    Some individuals apparently leapt to the ground in scare at the 12th Century Amer Fort in Jaipur.

    Shocking video drawn from a neighboring structure reveals the substantial bolt as it struck the traveler destination, where crowds of individuals had actually collected to take images.

    Senior law enforcement officer Anand Srivastava stated the majority of individuals who passed away at the tower were young.

    More than 60 individuals have actually passed away in lightning storms throughout the northern states of India over the weekend.

    Mr Srivastava stated a minimum of 9 more individuals were eliminated and almost 20 others were hurt in different lightning strikes when the state of Rajasthan was lashed with thunderstorms and monsoon rains.

    Eleven people killed by lightning bolt in India

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    Nearly a dozen people were killed when lightning struck a watch tower were people had reportedly gathered to take photos during a storm. See SWNS story SWOCbolt. A video shows the fork hit the watch tower at the Amer Fort in Jaipur, India where around 30 visitors were admiring the views. According to police, 17 people were reportedly injured in the strike on Sunday evening (11/07), with three in critical condition, and 11 were killed. The injured were reportedly rescued by the police and State Disaster Response Force and taken to the Sawai Man Singh Hospital. The video shows the lightning as it stuck the 12th century fortress where crowds of people had swarmed to take pictures. Authorities have confirmed around 63 people have been killed in lightning strikes in several states in India, including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, during the relentless monsoon.

    The substantial blast illuminate the skies in Jaipur, northern India (Picture: Tahir Ibn Manzoor / SWNS)

    Members of State Disaster Response Force conduct a search operation near the watchtowers of the Amer Fort on the outskirts of Jaipur on July 12, 2021, after 11 people were killed in lightning strikes at the fort. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

    Rescuers look for survivors near the watch towers of the Amer Fort (Picture: AFP)

    Members of State Disaster Response Force conduct a search operation near the watchtowers of the Amer Fort on the outskirts of Jaipur on July 12, 2021, after 11 people were killed in lightning strikes at the fort. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

    Many of the victims were taking images on top of the watch tower throughout the storm (Picture: AFP)

    In Uttar Pradesh, 18 individuals were eliminated by lightning on Sunday, a federal government authorities stated.

    Most of those eliminated were farm labourers operating in fields.

    Both state federal governments revealed monetary payment for the households of the victims and those who were hurt.

    The Indian Meteorological Department has actually cautioned of more lightning in the next 2 days.

    Lightning strikes prevail throughout India’s monsoon season, which ranges from June to September.

    More than 2,900 individuals were eliminated by lightning in India in 2019, according to the most current main figures readily available.



    Safety pointers when lightning strikes

    • Immediately leave raised locations such as hills, mountain ridges or peaks
    • Never lie flat on the ground
    • Never shelter under a separated tree
    • Never utilize a cliff or rocky overhang for shelter
    • Immediately go out and far from ponds, lakes and other bodies of water
    • Stay far from items that carry out electrical energy – barbed wire fences, power lines, windmills, etc.

    Source: National Weather Service

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