Reuters reported about 89 deaths in a severe storm in northern India.

Approximately 89 people died as a result of a severe storm recorded in northern India in the state of Uttar Pradesh. This was reported on May 14 by the Reuters news agency, citing its representative in the region and officials.

"About 89 people died due to the storm, lightning and rain—related incidents," one of them said.

It is noted that a number of deaths were caused by trees falling on people and house walls collapsing. As a result of the bad weather, collapses of billboards and demolitions of outdoor furniture were also recorded.

Such phenomena, as added in the material, are typical for this state and are usually recorded in the period from March to June.

On April 27, Sky News reported that 14 people, including a child, were killed by lightning in Bangladesh. Almost all the victims, as specified, were farmers. As a result of the incident, several people were also injured. It was noted that the phenomenon also occurred during the rainy season.