According to the recent news of the reporter of the main station, Bihar, India, suffered heavy rain and thunderstorm, and a total of 19 people died and 7 were injured due to lightning strikes. In the next 24 hours, there will be heavy rain and thunder warnings in the local area.
The monsoon rainy season in India is from June to September every year, and thunderstorms and rainstorms are frequent, and lightning strikes cause casualties from time to time.
Lightning is a natural phenomenon that occurs in cumulonimbus clouds, and when the charges in the clouds are unevenly distributed and the electric field strength reaches a certain level, the phenomenon of electrical discharge occurs. Lightning has the characteristics of high voltage, high current, strong electromagnetic radiation, etc., and once hit, it will cause serious harm and economic losses. Because factors such as water vapor transport, thermal conditions, circulation background and topography are closely related to the occurrence and development of lightning, affecting the temporal and spatial distribution of lightning, the annual flood season is also the period of high incidence of lightning. According to statistics, continental thunderstorms mainly occur from April to September every year, reaching a peak in July, and June to August is the period of high incidence of lightning disasters on the mainland, when the number of casualties caused by lightning accounts for 65% of the year.
Since the beginning of summer, lightning accidents have occurred in many places on the mainland, causing casualties.
- On May 18, in Xizhazi Village, Yanqi Town, Huairou District, Beijing, three college students camped overnight after climbing the unopened Jiankouye Great Wall at night. In the early morning of the 19th, 3 people were struck by lightning, 2 people were slightly contusioned after being hit, and another person fainted after being hit and was seriously injured.
- At around 16 o'clock on May 25, a lightning strike caused a gravel splash incident occurred in the Feilai Stone Area of Huangshan Scenic Area, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, resulting in 13 tourists being injured.
- On the evening of June 13, someone was struck by lightning in the railway station square of Jinzhou North Railway Station in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province. Through the surveillance video, it can be seen that two pedestrians were walking in the square with umbrellas and luggage when they were suddenly struck by lightning. After a bright light, lightning struck the umbrella, and the two fell to the ground instantly.
- On June 29, a lightning strike occurred in Matianling, Wei County, Hebei Province, resulting in the unfortunate death of a 53-year-old traveler and the non-life-threatening death of another injured person.
It is the season of frequent thunder and lightning
Behind the lightning killings
There are force majeure factors in nature
There are also human factors such as the lack of preventive measures
What should I do if I encounter thunder and lightning?
Constant prison "eight unnecessary"!
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Source: CCTV news client, Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China