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Lightning kills more than 70 people, mostly farmworkers, in east India
Lightning has killed more than 70 people, mostly farm labourers working in fields, across the eastern India state of Bihar.
One dead, several injured as lightning storms hit parts of Europe
One man has been killed and dozens of people, including children, have been taken to hospital as lightning strikes hit parts of Europe, including a park...
Australian man dies from suspected lightning strike while hiking at Grand Canyon
A 21-year-old Australian man was killed by what was believed to be a lightning strike while hiking a popular trial at Grand Canyon National Park.
Get back! Music festival with Paul McCartney evacuated as lightning hits
A music festival with Sir Paul McCartney among the headliners had to be evacuated after it was hit by a lightning storm.
Lightning kills 11 tribe members during ritual in Colombia
Eleven members of a remote indigenous tribe along Colombia’s Caribbean coast have been killed when a lightning bolt struck a thatch-roofed hut where...
China announces roundup of alleged cult members
China on Wednesday announced the roundup of hundreds of alleged cult members following an attack in which a group of adherents beat a woman to death in...
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