The death toll from lightning strikes during storms in the state of Bihar for the last day amounted to 83. On Thursday, citing a representative of the local Department of emergency management said the Agency "Xinhua".
As noted in the Indian meteorological Bureau, the next three days heavy rains are expected in the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Meghalaya, Sikkim and West Bengal, also possible flooding. The state government of Bihar appealed to the administrations of the areas to take precautions.