At least 11 people were killed in a lightning strike at a popular tourist spot in the city of Jaipur, in India’s northern state of Rajasthan, on Sunday evening.
The 11 bodies recovered included women and children. The victims were declared dead on arrival at the city’s Sawai Man Singh Hospital.
“Because it is a hilly area and there are a lot of trees the rescue teams kept looking till morning in case anyone is left behind but now all people have been accounted for,” Saini said.
Several people were also killed by lightning strikes in other parts of Rajasthan, according to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. He asked officials to provide immediate assistance to the families of the dead in a tweet on Sunday.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences on Twitter.
“Many people have lost their lives due to lightning in some areas of Rajasthan. This has hurt a lot. I express my deepest condolences to the families of the deceased: PM @narendramodi,” the Prime Minister’s office tweeted on Monday morning.
Deaths from lightning strikes are common in India and the South Asian region in May and June each year.
There were 2,885 deaths attributed to lightning in 2017 and 2,357 in 2018, according to India’s National Crime Records Bureau.