Lightning does terrible damage during the monsoon.
At least 14 people were killed and three others were injured by lightning strikes in the mountains of northwestern Pakistan, local authorities were told on Sunday.
Five children and four women are among those who died.
The incident occurred in Torghar district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, hit since Wednesday by torrential monsoon rains and landslides.
“At least 14 people from the same family were killed after lightning struck two adjacent houses,” said Kamran Bangash, spokesman for the province.
A monsoon loaded with thunderstorms
The monsoon, which rages from June to September, is essential for irrigating crops and filling the water reserves of the Indian subcontinent.
But each year, the violent precipitations are accompanied by their procession of victims and destruction.
Just two months ago, more than 50 people died from lightning in several Indian states, authorities said.
Hundreds of people die each year in India in the storms and torrential rains that accompany the onset of the monsoon.
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In November 2019, 18 people had already been killed by lightning in the Thar, a remote and desert region in southern Pakistan.
In France, between 10 and 20 people die each year following a lightning strike.