Girl in India narrowly escapes being struck by a lightning bolt while making reel

Bihar, India: A terrifying video, now viral on social media, shows a girl narrowly escaping a bolt of lightning while making a reel on her neighbour’s terrace in Bihar’s Sitamarhi.

In the video, the girl, who initially appears to be dancing in the rain while filming a reel in India, quickly runs as lightning hits the terrace.

Reels nahi rukni chahiye.💃🙂
📍Sitamarhi, Bihar#LighteningStrike #Thunder ⚡🌩️ pic.twitter.com/9b1i9YDzNo

— NITESH (@Nitesh805181) June 26, 2024

The event took place amid the active monsoon season in Bihar, India. According to reports, on a day of heavy rainfall, the girl, Sania Kumari was enjoying the rain on the roof of her neighbour Devnarayan Bhagat’s house. As she danced and sang, her friend recorded the moment on a mobile phone. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck nearby. Fortunately, it did not hit her directly, and she escaped unscathed.

Also read: From SRK to Anant Ambani, brooches are the new style statement

This weather in India has been a boon for local farmers, who are pleased with the rains that will aid in paddy transplantation and revive other crops such as maize, moong, and sugarcane. The recent rains have already breathed new life into the drying paddy nurseries and vegetable crops, with fields beginning to flourish once again.

(This article is published under a mutual content partnership arrangement between The Brew News and The Free Press Journal)