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The monsoon season has been heavily erratic this past year in India and
an unexpected set of showers left 32 people, including nine children,
dead in India over this past weekend. The monsoon rains did pour down
almost evenly across the country, but it was especially heavy in three
certain states which saw an abnormal amount of lightning strikes as
well. The three states included eastern states Bihar and Jharkhand along
with southern state Andhra Pradesh.
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Most of the people who became a casualty to these dangerous lightning
bolts are known to be farmers working on the fields, while many reports
poured in from around the country of near-misses and non-fatal strikes.
Although only 10 percent of the people who are struck by lighting lose
their life to it, the heavy death toll of 32 people should be a major
cause of concern for the local governments. The heavy rains over the
weekend must have also been a relief for the country considering India
receives 70 percent of its rainfall during the monsoon season, but the
high death toll needs to be countered with better safety measures as
well.
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