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Death toll due to lightning strikes, hailstorms climbs to 61 in Bihar

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..... Death toll due to lightning strikes, hailstorms climbs to 61 in Bihar
PTI News
Dated:- 11-4-2025
PTI
Patna, Apr 11 (PTI) The death toll due to lightning strikes and hailstorms in Bihar climbed to 61 after 36 more fatalities were reported, officials said on Friday. While 39 people died due to hailstorms and rain-related incidents, 22 people died due to lightning strikes on Thursday. T .....

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..... wenty-five deaths were reported on Thursday evening, and following collation of data from various districts, the toll mounted to 61, they said. Nalanda district reported the highest number of fatalities at 23. "The death toll due to lightning strikes, hailstorms and rain-related incidents on Thursday climbed to 61 in several districts in Bihar," a statement issued by the state Disaster Managemen .....

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..... t Department on Friday said. "Nalanda district reported the highest number of fatalities at 23, followed by Bhojpur (six), Siwan, Gaya, Patna and Sheikhpura (four each), Jamui (three) and Jehanabad (two). Gopalganj, Muzaffarpur, Arwal, Darbhanga, Begusarai, Saharsa, Katihar, Lakhisarai, Nawada and Bhagalpur districts reported one death each," it said. The lightning strikes and thunderstorms also .....

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..... caused widespread damage to houses. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday expressed condolences over the deaths and announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased. On Wednesday, 13 people died in lightning strikes in four districts of Bihar. The latest Bihar Economic Survey (2024-25) report, tabled in the state assembly during the budget session in February this .....

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..... year, said, "The state witnessed 275 lightning/thunderstorm related deaths in 2023. Among the districts, the highest number of deaths were reported in Rohtas (25), Gaya (21), Aurangabad (19), Jamui (17) and Madhepura and Bhagalpur (16 each)." PTI PKD ACD
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