At least 79 people have been killed by lightning strikes in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh, officials say.

官方称，发生在印度比哈尔邦，恰尔肯德邦以及中央邦的雷击灾害造成了至少79人死亡。

Fifty three people died in Bihar. Ten people were killed in the eastern state of Jharkhand, and at least 16 died in Madhya Pradesh.

比哈尔邦死亡人数为53，东部的恰尔肯德邦死亡10人，而中央邦至少死亡16人。

Most of the people who died were working on farms during torrential rains on Tuesday, reports said.

报道称，大部分死亡的人在周二的大雨瓢泼之际正在农场上工作。

Lightning strikes are common in India during heavy monsoon¹ rains.

在印度，强季风降雨季来临时，常常伴有雷击灾害。

In Bihar, the deaths occurred in Nalanda, Aurangabad, Rohtas, Purnea, Munger, Gaya, Saharsa, Bhagalpur, Banka and Kaimur.

在比哈尔邦，那烂陀，奥兰加巴德，罗赫达斯，布尔尼亚，芒格，加雅，瑟赫尔萨，帕戈尔布尔，邦加岛和盖穆尔山都有人员死亡。

At least 2,000 people have died in lightning strikes in India every year since 2005, according to the National Crime Records Bureau².

根据国家犯罪记录局的记录，从2005年开始，印度每年至少有2000人死于雷击。

India receives 80% of its annual rainfall during the monsoon season, which runs between June and September.

印度每年80%的降水量都来自于强季风降雨季，时间从六月到九月。

Safety tips when lightning strikes

雷击灾害发生时的安全指南

1.Seek shelter inside a large building or a car

1.躲藏在大楼或车辆中

2.Get out of wide, open spaces and away from exposed hilltops

2.远离开阔地带，并远离没有庇荫的山顶

3.If you have nowhere to shelter, make yourself as small a target as possible by crouching³ down with your feet together, hands on knees and head tucked⁴ in

3.如果你无处可躲，尽可能让你自己显得目标小，你可以蜷缩起来，把手脚，膝盖和头都团起来

4.Do not shelter beneath tall or isolated⁵ trees

4.不要躲在高大或者孤立的树下

5.If you are on water, get to the shore and off wide, open beaches as quickly as possible

5.如果你在水上，尽快上岸并远离开阔的沙滩