Lightning kills five farmers in the PhilippinesSeptember 19th, 2009 MANILA - Five farmers were killed by lightning in the central Philippines, a police official said Saturday. Eight other people were hurt in the accident Friday in Mabinay town in Negros Oriental province, 570 km south of Manila, according to Chief Inspector Edilberto Deocadis.
CRPF trooper killed by lightning in JharkhandAugust 21st, 2009 RANCHI - A trooper of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed when a lightning struck him while he was guarding a picket on the outskirts of Ranchi Friday, police said. Chandan Dubey, a CRPF trooper posted at Barihatu picket situated in Bundu block, which is around 45 km from here, died in the afternoon when he was hit by lightning during a thunderstorm, a police official said.
Lightning kills 2 girls, injures 4 during outdoor religious service in southern MexicoAugust 18th, 2009 Lightning kills 2 girls, injures 4 in south MexicoTUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — Officials say at least two girls have been killed and four others seriously injured after being struck by lightning during an outdoor religious service in southern Mexico. Chiapas state officials say two girls, ages 12 and 14, died after being struck by lightning on a soccer field in the city of Tuxtla Gutierrez.
Lightning strikes claim 10 lives in JharkhandAugust 14th, 2009 RANCHI - Lightning strikes have claimed lives of 10 people, including three women and two children, in various parts of Jharkhand, an official said here Friday. Lightning struck at two places of Dumka district Thursday night in which three women and a man were killed.
Lightning strikes kill 11, injure 15 in eastern IndiaAugust 5th, 2009 Lightning strikes kill 11, injure 15 in IndiaCALCUTTA, India — Officials say at least 11 people have been killed and 15 others seriously injured after being struck by lightning in eastern India. The deaths occurred in two separate incidents Tuesday in Burdwan district in West Bengal state.
Lightning strike destroys historic Mass. church's steeple, but pastor promises Sunday servicesJuly 3rd, 2009 Lightning strike destroys Mass. church steepleMEDWAY, Mass.
13 dead in Jharkhand lightningJune 29th, 2009 RANCHI - At least 13 people, including three women and two children, were killed after they were struck by lightning in various parts of Jharkhand, an official said Monday. In the last two days since Sunday, four people were killed in Palamau, three in Giridih, two in Garwah and one each in Gumla, Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Hazaribagh, the official said.
10-year-old boy struck, killed by lightning at Indianapolis campgroundJune 11th, 2009 10-year-old boy killed by lightningINDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police say a 10-year-old boy was killed by lightning at a campground while he and his father walked to their car to seek shelter from a thunderstorm. Jeremiah Miller was pronounced dead early Thursday at a hospital after paramedics tried to revive him.
2 dead, 7 injured as California storm spawns lightning, winds, firesJune 4th, 2009 2 dead, 7 injured in California lightning stormLOS ANGELES — A woman walking under a tree was struck and killed by lightning, one of thousands of strikes that touched off spot fires and injured seven others as a gusty storm pounded California. Another woman was killed by a falling tree.
2 dead, 6 injured as California storm spawns lightning, winds, firesJune 4th, 2009 2 dead, 6 injured in California lightning stormLOS ANGELES — A woman walking under a tree was struck and killed by lightning, one of thousands of strikes that injured six others as a gusty storm pounded California. Another woman was killed by a falling tree.
A glance at lightning strikes, how they have effected civil aviationJune 1st, 2009 A glance at lightning strikes in civil aviationSome details about lightning strikes in civil aviation:
—Lightning strikes on passenger airliners occur daily, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere and the equatorial belt where massive thunderstorms are frequent throughout the year. —Each large passenger jet — such as the Airbus A330 — is struck by lightning about once every three years on average, according to international aviation incident statistics.
War of words continues over Maoists attack in BiharApril 22nd, 2009 PATNA - Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar were engaged in a war of words on Wednesday hours after Maoists struck in four places in Bihar and Jharkhand. "The entire Nitish Kumar Government is a failure in Bihar.
Three people killed by Maoists in BiharMarch 17th, 2009 PATNA - Three people have been killed by suspected Maoist rebels in a Bihar village, police said Tuesday. The incident took place when armed Maoist guerrillas attacked Khaira village of Lakhisarai district late Monday night.
Bihar policemen's union demands 'concrete plan' to fight MaoistsFebruary 10th, 2009 PATNA - Two days after 10 policemen were killed in an ambush by suspected Maoists in a remote Bihar village, a Bihar policemen's union Wednesday has called for a 'concrete action plan' to fight the rebels. 'The police headquarters has failed to chalk out a concrete action plan till date despite the fact that dozens of policemen are being killed every year,' Bihar Policemen's Association general secretary Jitendra Narayan Singh said here.
Villagers kill leopard in BiharJanuary 26th, 2009 PATNA - A leopard was killed by villagers in Bihar Tuesday, a police officer said. The leopard was first stoned by the villagers and later beaten to death with bamboo sticks and iron rods.
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