April 26, 2024

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Lightning strike kills 18 selfie takers on tourist tower in Jaipur

New York Post

A lightning strike killed 18 people Sunday when a bolt blasted a watchtower where tourists were snapping storm selfies in Jaipur, India.

There were a total of 27 individuals at the top of the 12th-century Amer Fort, the popular tourist attraction where the strike occurred, according to BBC News.

Some of the victims leaped to the ground as the lightning came down, and law enforcement officials have reported that most of them were young people.

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