Sun May 19 20:02:37 SAST 2013
Sun May 19 20:02:37 SAST 2013

Lightning kills 26 people in India

Apr 30, 2012 | Sapa-dpa | 5 comments

Lightning killed at least 26 people during storms in two Indian states, officials and news reports said.

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Sixteen people were killed in four districts in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, state disaster management official Vinod Kumar said.

"The storms uprooted trees and damaged thatched huts. Guntur was the worst-affected district accounting for nine deaths," Kumar said by telephone.

"Victims who were struck by lightning were either farmers or homeless who were outdoors," he added.

Ten people were killed Sunday after lightning struck a temple in the eastern state of West Bengal, the IANS news agency reported.

A group of people had taken shelter in the temple in Howrah district during the rains. The condition of some of the injured was said to be serious.

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Apr 30, 2012

ILLUMINATED

Blame it on geomagnetic storm activity in the ionosphere caused by scientific projects of HAARP including GPS.
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Apr 30, 2012

MommaC

They need a full investigation into what causes lightening
By the way, did our brainbox minister ever get her investigation?
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Apr 30, 2012

motho-o-sebelwa-ke-wa-gabo

They better go and speak le badimo!!!
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May 2, 2012

tumzangwana

Modimo o kwatisitswe ke badimo ba diseto ba maIndia.
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May 2, 2012

Bra_NeatDick

MommaC
They need a full investigation into what causes lightening
By the way, did our brainbox minister ever get her investigation?

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I agree, they must investigate ASAP

I wonder what are the findings of the SA investigation (if there was an investigation)

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