India: more than 70 dead in a storm | 12th-century fort was struck by lightning

At least 76 people died from thunderstorms in various states of the India. According to the country’s authorities, 23 of the victims were inside a former fort in rajasthan, against which several rays struck.

At Uttar pradesh, the most populous state in the Asian country, at least 42 people have died, while in Madhya Pradesh There were 11 deaths, the local disaster control office confirmed.

At Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan, has passed away 23 people inside Amber Fort, a 12th century building. According to local media, it was a group of tourists recording the storm with their cell phones.

“It started to rain when the people were already in the fort“Saurabh Tiwari from Jaipur Police said. When the storm intensified, the agent said, tourists took refuge in the towers of the building.

In the fort, lamented the officer, several wounded were also recorded. “Some were unconscious, others ran away,” he said.

Monsoons, which cause storms like those of the day, are caused at that time of year when the land cools and warms faster than water. In summer, the land reaches a temperature higher than that of the ocean, causing an area of ​​low pressure, which unleashes an intense and permanent wind, accompanied by heavy rains, vital for the survival of the inhabitants of large areas of the planet and for agricultural in the Indian subcontinent. However, the same wind is also responsible for hundreds of deaths in an area which is home to a fifth of the world’s population.