26 killed in lightning strikes in five districts of Bihar in a single day

At least 26 people including three children were killed in lightning strikes in five districts of Bihar on Thursday, officials said.
Gopalganj district reported the highest number of deaths, at 13, followed by five in Darbhanga, four in Siwan and two each in Madhubani and West Champaran districts, they said. Thirteen people were struck by lightning while working in their fields, in different blocks of Gopalganj district, Gopalganj Sub-Divisional Officer Upendra Pal said. Barauli and Uchkagaon blocks reported four deaths each followed by two in Gopalganj and one each in Majha, Katya and Vijay blocks, he said.