印度北部数十人死于雷暴

印度北部数十人死于雷暴

As many as 33 people have been killed by lightning during a vicious thunderstorm that lashed the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, according to reports.

据报道，印度北部北方邦遭遇雷暴袭击，33人被闪电击中身亡。

Thirteen other people were injured by lightning and 20 houses collapsed during the Sunday storm, according to Weather.com, which cited Sanddhya, a disaster relief official who only goes by one name.

据天气网报道，在周日的暴风雨中，另有13人被闪电击中受伤，20座房屋倒塌。

J.P. Gupta of the Indian Meteorological Department said that a low pressure area developed, forming a squall line.

印度气象部门的J.P.古普塔称，某低压区形成了一条风暴线。

Heavy rains and lightning struck when farmers were working in the fields.

农民们在地里干活时遭遇了暴雨和闪电。

Among those killed were seven people, including a woman and a child, who were working in a paddy field, police officer Pradyuman Singh said.

警官Pradyuman Singh说，死者中有7人，包括一名妇女和一名儿童，他们当时正在稻田里工作。

Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister, said the relatives of those who died would receive compensation of 400,000 rupees, or about $6,000.

北方邦首席部长约吉阿蒂亚纳特(Yogi Adityanath)表示，遇难者家属将获得40万卢比(约合人民币6100万元)的赔偿。

Lightning strikes are common in India from June to September during heavy monsoons, according to the BBC.

据英国广播公司报道，从6月到9月的雨季，雷击在印度很常见。

At least 2,000 people have died in lightning strikes in the country every year since 2005, according to government records.

据政府记录，自2005年以来，该国每年至少有2000人死于雷击。