<h1>Lightning strikes kill 34 people and injure 6 in 48 hours across multiple districts</h1> A state disaster management department reported 34 fatalities and 6 injuries from lightning strikes over 48 hours. The highest casualties occurred in two districts with 6 deaths each, followed by another district with 5 deaths, and two districts with 3 deaths each. Additional districts reported 2 deaths each, while six other districts accounted for the remaining fatalities. This incident follows a previous April event where over 90 people died from lightning strikes and thunderstorms, causing significant crop and property damage. According to the state's economic survey, 275 lightning and thunderstorm-related deaths occurred in 2023, with the highest fatalities concentrated in five specific districts reporting between 16-25 deaths each.