Overview
- Officials confirmed six deaths across Bihar, while some reports put the toll at seven after thunderstorms, hail and lightning since Friday evening.
- Two farmers in Gaya were killed by lightning in their fields and a 15-year-old student died in Jamui, with child fatalities also reported from storm-related collapses in Araria.
- A woman was reported dead in Kishanganj after a lightning strike as local administrations detailed scattered structural damage in rural areas.
- At least 10 labourers riding an open tractor near Mokama were injured by a lightning strike and were taken to a nearby trauma centre for treatment.
- The meteorological department issued a Yellow Alert for 21 districts and an Orange Alert for Araria, Kishanganj, Katihar and Purnia, forecasting gusts up to 60 km/h, a 3–5°C temperature drop and further risk to crops and livestock.