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Lightning strikes kill 38 people in India; some victims were taking selfies
CBS ^
| JULY 12, 2021
Posted on 07/12/2021 7:36:41 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Lightning has killed at least 38 people across two Indian states over the past 24 hours, officials said Monday.
Many of the deaths occurred in the western state of Rajasthan, where 11 people died after being struck by lightning near a watchtower at the 12th century Amber Fort, police said.
Senior police officer Anand Srivastava said some of the victims were taking selfies near the watchtower when lightning struck late Sunday.
The Indian Meteorological Department has warned of more lightning in the next two days.
Lightning strikes are common during India's monsoon season, which runs from June to September.
More than 100 people died in two states in June last year in lightning-related incidents, BBC News reported.
More than 2,900 people were killed by lightning in India in 2019, according to the most recent official figures available.
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TOPICS: Travel
KEYWORDS: amberfort; anandsrivastava; india; lightning; rajasthan
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posted on
07/12/2021 7:36:41 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
“Auto-flash” settings run amok. /s
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posted on
07/12/2021 7:38:40 AM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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posted on
07/12/2021 7:39:12 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
“More than 2,900 people were killed by lightning in India in 2019”
Wow…the number killed by lightning in the US in 2019? 20.
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posted on
07/12/2021 7:39:46 AM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“We maintain the peace through our strength; weakness only invites aggression.” ~ Ronald Reagan)
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posted on
07/12/2021 7:40:52 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
OTOH, lightning is a reliable way to kill the corona virus.
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posted on
07/12/2021 7:49:21 AM PDT
by
Moltke
(Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
To: BenLurkin
From the sounds of the story this is pretty much a non story.
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posted on
07/12/2021 7:51:18 AM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Get off your ass and earn it!)
To: BenLurkin
No doubt AP and Corbis will credit “Instagram” or “Facebook” for the source when they run the images on their paid newswire services.
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posted on
07/12/2021 7:51:23 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
To: Delta 21
From the sounds of the story this is pretty much a non story. Yes there is nothing out of the ordinary when 11 people get killed by the same bolt of lightning. Happened all the time when I was a kid.
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posted on
07/12/2021 7:58:02 AM PDT
by
fireman15
To: BenLurkin
To: fireman15
The last 2 lines of the excerpt indicates it barely warrants a mention.
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posted on
07/12/2021 8:07:39 AM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Get off your ass and earn it!)
To: BenLurkin
Anybody up for applying for a multi-million dollar government grant to study the “Sources of Indian Conduction in the Subcontinent, and Environmental Effects of Selfies During Severe Thunderstorms”? That study would just write itself...
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posted on
07/12/2021 8:42:26 AM PDT
by
USAF1985
(An armed population is a polite population...)
To: BenLurkin
This thread is useless without selfie pictures of people being struck by lightning.
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posted on
07/12/2021 8:48:16 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: DannyTN
Their SD cards may have been compromised.
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posted on
07/12/2021 9:00:12 AM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: gundog
Their SD cards may have been compromised. But their phone batteries got fully charged!
Regards,
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posted on
07/12/2021 9:17:29 AM PDT
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: BenLurkin
One of the last shots taken. Very nice.
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posted on
07/12/2021 2:50:34 PM PDT
by
Libloather
(Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
To: BenLurkin
Apparently India doesn’t believe in grounding rods.
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posted on
07/12/2021 5:09:35 PM PDT
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: BenLurkin; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
...near a watchtower at the 12th century Amber Fort...
Thanks BenLurkin.
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posted on
07/13/2021 1:41:50 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
Lightning strikes kill 38 people in India; some victims were taking selfies..............I guess they didn’t need a flash then................
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07/14/2021 5:04:28 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
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07/14/2021 5:07:57 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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