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People in India help to dislodge a car stuck due to flash floods in Bhagsunag, Himachal Pradesh.
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Disaster response officers examine a watch tower struck by lightning near Amer Fort in Jaipur, India.
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Lightning strikes over residential apartments during storms on the outskirts of the Indian capital New Delhi in May 2018.
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Indian disaster response officers examine the scene of a lightning strike at a watch tower in Rajasthan.
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A watch tower hit by lightning near Amer Fort in Jaipur.
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Eleven people died at the 12th century Amber Fort after being struck by lightning.
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A search operation at the Amer Fort after 11 died in lightning strikes.
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State Disaster Response officers at the 12th century fort in India.
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Monsoon rains Jammu, India.
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A house damaged in flash floods following monsoon rains on the outskirts of Jammu, India.
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Commuters in Jammu take shelter in heavy rain.
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A family is soaked by the downpour in Jammu, India.
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Indian women wade across a flooded road in Jammu.
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A motorcycle is damaged during flash floods in Himachal Pradesh, India.
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People in India help to dislodge a car stuck due to flash floods in Bhagsunag, Himachal Pradesh.
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Disaster response officers examine a watch tower struck by lightning near Amer Fort in Jaipur, India.
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Lightning strikes over residential apartments during storms on the outskirts of the Indian capital New Delhi in May 2018.
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Indian disaster response officers examine the scene of a lightning strike at a watch tower in Rajasthan.
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A watch tower hit by lightning near Amer Fort in Jaipur.
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Eleven people died at the 12th century Amber Fort after being struck by lightning.
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A search operation at the Amer Fort after 11 died in lightning strikes.
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State Disaster Response officers at the 12th century fort in India.
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Monsoon rains Jammu, India.
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A house damaged in flash floods following monsoon rains on the outskirts of Jammu, India.
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Commuters in Jammu take shelter in heavy rain.
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A family is soaked by the downpour in Jammu, India.
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Indian women wade across a flooded road in Jammu.
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A motorcycle is damaged during flash floods in Himachal Pradesh, India.
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People in India help to dislodge a car stuck due to flash floods in Bhagsunag, Himachal Pradesh.