like our facebook page www.facebook.com/junioremenikepost High-speed winds and lighting strikes devastated many villages,
bringing down walls and leaving dozens injured.
The eastern state of Bihar was the worst hit, with 20 confirmed
deaths due to lightning.
The latest incidents come weeks after devastating dust storms
killed more than 100 people across north India.
Lightning strikes are common in India during heavy monsoon
rains.
Fifteen people have been killed in the northern state of Uttar
Pradesh and at least 12 have died in the eastern state of Jharkhand,
officials told BBC Hindi.
Three children died after a tree collapsed on them in the northern
state of Uttarakhand, according to the PTI news agency.
Why were India's dust storms so deadly?
India dust storms: More than 125 killed as storms
continue
Why is lightning killing so many Indians?
India's Meteorological Department told the BBC that temperatures
across northern India may touch up to 47C in the coming weeks,
which could lead to more high-speed winds and storms in the
future. They also warned that electricity could be disrupted across
states due to the severe weather.
Many of the dead were sleeping indoors when their houses
collapsed after being struck by lightning or gusts of wind.
India state records 36,749 lightning strikes in 13 hours
At least 2,000 people have died in lightning strikes in India every
year since 2005, according to the National Crime Records Bureau.
Large parts of India have been struck by deadly storms in the past
month. More than 100 people died in northern India on 4 May due
to intense dust storms and heavy rains.
Authorities at the time said they were shocked by the ferocity of
the storms, adding that it was one of the worst they had seen.