CM Yogi Adityanath directed officers to supply monetary help of Rs 4 lakh to sufferer households.
Lucknow:
A complete of 18 individuals have been killed in incidents of lightning strike in Uttar Pradesh over the previous two days, officers mentioned Tuesday.
They mentioned 12 had been killed on Tuesday — seven in Kaushambi and 5 Prayagraj — and the remaining six on Monday — 4 in Ghazipur and two in Bhadohi. In accordance with a authorities assertion, in Kaushambi, 5 individuals in Chail tehsil have misplaced their lives, whereas one every died in Manjhanpur tehsil and in Sirathu.
Superintendent of Police of Kaushambi Hemraj Meena mentioned the deceased have been recognized as Bittan Devi (60), Basant Pasi (45), Munna (13), Dharmendra (33), Ranjana Devi (19), Ramprasad (50) and Laxmi Devi (31).
The demise occurred on Tuesday, he mentioned.
In Bhadohi, one demise every has been reported from Gopiganj and Aurai police station space of the district.
The deceased individuals in Bhadohi are Adarsh Yadav (10) of Aurai space and Kusum Devi (33) of Gopiganj, officers mentioned, and added that they died on Monday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the lack of lives, and has directed officers to supply monetary help of Rs 4 lakh to the household of the every deceased in Bhadohi and Kaushambi.
Officers in Prayagraj district mentioned 5 individuals had been killed and 4 injured on Tuesday in lightning incidents.
Extra District Justice of the Peace (Finance and Income) Jagdamba Singh mentioned Munni Devi (48), Manju Devi (50) and Uma Shankar (35) died resulting from lightning in Handia tehsil of the district.
Bitola Devi (45) of Koraon tehsil and Rahul Nishad (27) of Meja tehsil additionally died resulting from lightning, Singh mentioned.
In Ghazipur, 4 individuals, together with three cousins, died after being struck by lightning in separate incidents, police mentioned.
Late on Monday night, three cousins took shelter underneath a tree outdoors Mastipur village underneath the Bhudkuda Kotwali police station space. They died after they had been struck by lightning, whereas one other teenager suffered critical burns, the police mentioned.
The deceased have been recognized as Abhishek Saroj (12), Mukesh Saroj (12) and Sagar Saroj (14), they mentioned.
In one other incident, a farmer, Amendra Chauhan (49), died after he was struck by lightning late on Monday night whereas he was returning house from his subject close to Nasidabad village underneath the Badesar police station space, the police mentioned.
(Apart from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is printed from a syndicated feed.)
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