Over 60 killed in Marathwada during monsoon; 38 by lightning strike

As many as 64 people were killed in Maharashtra rainrelated incidents in this years monsoon in Marathwada region of which 38 were due to lightning strikes officials said on Thursday reported the PTIMarathwada comprises the districts of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Jalna Beed Parbhani Latur Nanded Osmanabad and HingoliOf these deaths between June 1 and October 4 Latur reported the most at 12 according to the report from the revenue departmentAccording to the PTI besides the 64 deaths including 38 due to lightning strikes 16 people were also injured in rainrelated incidents in MarathwadaOf those people who lost their lives 24 drowned during floods said the reportThe region also recorded the deaths of 1595 animals belonging to farmers Of the eight districts Parbhani reported the most such deaths at 407Currently 407 lightning arresters have been installed in the region Of them 308 are in Beed and 79 in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar the report saidParbhani where the highest 8 deaths due to lightning strikes were recorded this year had four lightning arresters till May 2024 said another report as per the PTINearly 1500 died in extreme weather events in 2024 Monsoon seasonNearly 1500 people died in extreme weather events in 2024 rainy season according to data compiled by the India Meteorological Department IMD reported the PTIAs per the data a total of 1492 people died in India during extreme weather events during monsoon seasonThe data revealed that 895 people lost their lives due to floods and rainrelated incidents while 597 fatalities were caused by thunderstorms and lightning strikes during the monsoon season as per the PTIThe IMD reported that the country experienced 525 heavy rainfall events precipitation between 1156 mm and 2045 mm the highest in the last five years and 96 extremely heavy rainfall events above 2045 mm during the 2024 monsoon as per the PTIAccording to the data 17 people died from heatwaves 13 in Jharkhand and four in Rajasthan during the early part of the season the PTI reported on TuesdayMeanwhile Kerala which witnessed devastating landslides in the ecologically fragile Wayanad district on July 30 recorded 397 deaths due to floods and heavy rains the PTI eportedAssam and Madhya Pradesh recorded 102 and 100 deaths respectively due to floods and heavy rainsIn the national capital 13 deaths were reported as a result of floods and heavy rainsThe data also revealed that Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of deaths 189 due to thunderstorms and lightning strikes followed by Uttar Pradesh 138 Bihar 61 and Jharkhand 53The 2024 southwest monsoon season officially ended on Monday with India recording 9348 mm of rainfall 1076 per cent of the longperiod average and the highest since 2020Central India received 19 per cent more rainfall than the longperiod average for the region the southern peninsula recorded 14 per cent more than normal and northwest India saw 7 per cent more than usual according to the PTIIn contrast east and northeast India registered 14 per cent less rainfall than normal according to the datawith PTI inputs