At least 11 people have been killed and five were injured as lightning struck in several districts of the Punjab province of Pakistan on Sunday, reported ARY News.
Three people including a woman lost their lives after lightning struck induced by Kaal Baisakhi at different places under Saranakula police limits in Nayagarh district on Tuesday, police said.
As many as 121 roads in the snow-prone area of higher hills of Lahul -Spiti, Kullu, Shimla, Kinnaur and Chamba districts are closed for vehicular traffic due to the recent snowfall.
A Spirit Airlines flight heading to Cancun turned back and made an emergency landing shortly after take-off from Philadelphia on Friday morning (local time), after the crew reported that the aircraft was struck by lightning twice, according to the Federal Aviation Association.
Eluru (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 17 (ANI): In a tragic incident on Tuesday, four labourers died in a lightning strike in Bogolu village of Lingapalem mandal in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru district.
Havana [Cuba], August 7 (ANI): Nearly 80 people were injured and 17 firefighters missing as a massive fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged in Matanzas city on Saturday (local time), media reports said.
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): Four people incurred life-threatening injuries Thursday evening after a lightning struck in Lafayette Square, just north of the White House, according to fire officials.
Dispur (Assam) [India], April 18 (ANI): As least 20 people lost their lives in several incidents of severe storms and lightning strikes throughout Assam since late March.