Lightning strikes kill 76 people in India; some victims were taking selfies

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UPDATED ON: JULY 12, 2021 / 2:36 PM/ CBS/AFP

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Several people reportedly taking selfies near a historical fort in northern India were among 76 killed by lightning strikes during the early stages of the annual monsoon season, officials said Monday.https://c9eeafc521df5242a622da0a50730e14.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html

Deadly lightning strikes are common in the vast Asian nation during the June-September deluge, which bring respite from the summer heat across the northern Indian plains.

Of the 76 killed, at least 23 people died in the mostly desert state of Rajasthan, including a dozen who were watching the storm cross Jaipur city from watch towers near the famous 12th-century Amer Fort late Sunday, a state disaster department official told AFP.

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