video | A lightning strike strikes a miner in India, causing his death instantly

Weather of Arabia - A video clip documented a tragic accident in the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, India, where a miner lost his life after being struck by lightning. A video of the incident, which was captured via surveillance cameras, went viral on social media.

A worker in the Indian state of Maharashtra walks alone in an open area near the mine in which he works, and a single lightning bolt targeted him, throwing him directly to the ground, and they announced his death the moment the rescue teams arrived. pic.twitter.com/9EvNDRck9N

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The victim, Babudhan Yadav, was walking alone in an open area after completing his work at the Majri coal mine in Bhadravati Taluka, when he was struck by a sudden lightning bolt, as seen in the video clip. Thousands of watts of electricity flowed through his body, causing him to fall and instantly lose his life.

Yadav, originally from Bihar, was working as a miner at the coal mine at the time of the accident. After his transfer to the hospital, the authorities confirmed that the cause of death was a lightning strike.

Notably, lightning is a leading cause of storm-related deaths in many countries. A lightning strike can lead to cardiac arrest at the time of injury, although some victims may be saved, if they are resuscitated but suffer irreversible brain damage, with only about 10% of people struck by lightning dying, leaving 90% with degrees varying disability.

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