Lightning and Heavy Rains Kill 36 in Northern India in one Day

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Hazardous weather has killed at least 36 people in northern India over the past 24 hours, including 12 who were struck by lightning, officials said.

Across the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, at least 24 people died after their homes collapsed amid unrelenting rains, relief commissioner Shri Ranvir Prasad said.

Lightning and heavy rains kill 36 in northern India in one day

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