The latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report reveals that more than 2,800 people died due to lightning in India in 2021. That's 40% of the total deaths caused by natural forces.
Lightning was the dominant factor which caused 94% of deaths by natural forces in Chhattisgarh. This figure was at over 80% in both Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan. Karnataka too ranked high at 78.6%.
The year of 2021 saw many floods in Kerala, Maharashtra and it resulted in 656 deaths.
Out of 7,126 people who lost their lives in 2021 due to natural forces, 9.2% of them died in floods, while 8.7% died due to exposure to cold.
However, the overall number of deaths due to forces of nature like cyclone, tsunami, landslide, lightning, torrential rain and forest fires have actually declined from 7,405 in 2020.
Torrential rains have lashed some western parts of Türkiye, with the northwestern province of Bursa bearing the brunt the most as its bus terminal's porch has collapsed.
Following the torrential rain warnings issued for nine provinces, including Bursa, the expected rain hit the city on Aug. 31.
The sudden downpour turned into a flood, followed by thunder and lightning flashing one after another.
Hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents were without electricity on Tuesday after powerful storms toppled trees and downed thousands of power lines in the state a day earlier, including one that electrocuted a 14-year-old girl.
More than 340,000 customers remained without power, utility companies said at around 5 pm ET (9 pm GMT) on Tuesday.
Dozens of schools across southeastern Michigan, including nearly two dozen in Detroit alone, canceled classes on Tuesday because of the outages, officials and The Detroit News said.
In Monroe, about 40 miles south of Detroit, a 14-year-old girl was electrocuted late on Monday when she came in contact with an electrical line that fell during the storm outside her home, police said.
A toddler has died after being hit by a huge hailstone during a storm in northern Spain which left 30 people injured.
Stones the size of tennis balls were crashing down and smashing people's windshields around the Catalan town of La Bisbal de l'Emporda yesterday.
A 20-month-old girl was rushed to Josep Trueta Hospital in the city of Girona but died hours later. A woman remained in the same hospital today due to injuries she suffered in the devastating hailstorm.
Most of the other 28 people who needed medical treatment are said to have suffered head injuries, or cuts from the ice that needed stitches, as well as broken bones.
Two persons died whereas 13 others were injured in a lightning strike in Dang of Lumbini on Tuesday night.
All the victims and injured were watching a local musical show organised on the occasion of the annual Teej festival when the lightning struck them at around 11 pm yesterday.
The victims have been identified as Deepa Gharti (16) and Monisa Sah (19), residents of Gurau, Ghorahi sub-metropolitan city-12 of the district.
DSP Rajan Kumar Gautam of the District Police Office says 11 others have sustained minor injuries.
Details of the case are awaited.
Just on Monday, three persons died of a lightning strike in Rautahat.
Very strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 10 km depth
Earthquake details
Date & time Aug 30, 2022 09:09:42 UTC
Local time at epicenter Tuesday, Aug 30, 2022 at 12:09 am (GMT -9)
Status Confirmed
Magnitude 6.3
Depth 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude 54.6482°S / 136.1694°W
World Is Dangerous YouTube Mon, 29 Aug 2022 12:17 UTC
Flooding prompts road closures in downtown Charleston.
In Charleston, South Carolina, streets and roads became rivers. Flooding and traffic closures are being caused by Monday afternoon's heavy rains in Charleston and North Charleston.
Three persons died in a lightning strike in the Rautahat district of southern Nepal on Tuesday morning.
Manisha Kumari (18), Sudamiya Devi (39), and Jagiya Kumari (17) were working in the field of Saroj Sahani in the Garuda municipality-3 of the district, according to the local police office.
Saheli Devi Sahani (40), who was also working in the paddy field during the time of the strike, is injured and undergoing treatment at a local health facility, according to police.
In the last week, the alert level was raised at several volcanoes surrounded by densely populated cities. These include Mount Mayon in the Philippines and Karthala in Comoros which both had their alert levels raised. Also, two new volcanic eruptions began this week; one in the United States and one in Russia. This video will discuss these volcano related news stories, as told and analyzed by a volcanologist.
Comment: On the same day a bolt killed 2 brothers and injured a third in Bangladesh.