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At least 69 people have died in lightning during India’s monsoon storms, and the victims of the 11 storms were surprised by the death when they took selfies, police said on Monday.
On Sunday, 42 people died in Uttar Pradesh and another 20 in Rajasthan, in the north of the country.
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In the capital of Rajasthan, Jaipur, in the 12th century, at Fort Āmer, lightning struck 11 people during the lightning, who took self-portraits in the observation tower at that time, said a police representative Vishnu Hatri.
At the time of the accident, there were 30 people in and around the tower, and some of them tried to escape by jumping to the ground.
“People who went on a tour on Sunday carelessly tried to take selfies from a better angle, despite the unfavorable weather conditions. More than 20 injured were hospitalized, “he added.
In addition to the events in Fort State, there are nine other lightning victims in the state, and seven of them are children, state officials confirmed.
42 people have died in the Uttar Pradesh lightning, mainly farmers and homeless people in the open air, the state’s Disaster Relief Service said.
Seven more people were struck by lightning in Madhya Pradesh, in the central part of the country.
During the monsoon season, which lasts from June to September in India, lightning and storms are common.
New storms are expected in India in the coming days, weather forecasters warn.
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