India: Lightning strikes kill 22 farmers in the south of the country

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">ArabiaWeather.com- 22 farmers were killed in India by lightning strikes; while they were working in the fields in the south of the country; According to officials, lightning strikes occur in India during the monsoon season, which runs from June to September; But the death toll this time was high.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to the &quot;Associated Press&quot;: Andhra Pradesh state officials announced that the victims were killed when thunderstorms and rains hit 8 districts in Andhra Pradesh.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> On the other hand, two women&#39;s cricket teams narrowly escaped when lightning struck a tree on the field they were playing in in the town of Guntur, said Sitapati, the county cricket official. .</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A fire broke out in a tree after being struck by a lightning bolt, and the deafening sound that followed caused the players and spectators to flee the stadium in panic; According to the official.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Weather officials in the Indian state attributed the cause of the lightning to the depression over the Bay of Bengal, which led to heavy rains.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://jo.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF... A terrifying lightning strike hits a plane and gets two million views on YouTube</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://jo.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%B... thunderbolt terrifies the worshipers in the Noble Sanctuary</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://jo.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9%D8%A5%D8%B5... An Asian worker was injured and a number of camels were killed due to a lightning strike north of Al Ain</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>