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At least 107 people have been killed in lightning strikes in northern India, as the monsoon season continues to rage and the countrys meteorological department issues fresh red alerts of thunderstorms and heavy rain.
Lightning struck numerous districts across the northeastern states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar during heavy storms on Thursday. The majority of the victims were farmers working in the paddy fields when the squall hit, state disaster management officials reported.
Thunderstorms have so far claimed the lives of 83 residents in the Bihar region alone, and over 20 more died in the surrounding areas. Dozens of people were admitted to regional hospitals with severe burns, putting emergency departments under serious pressure, as the monsoon destroyed homes and felled electricity poles and trees.