Six people were killed.
In the storm, which struck the city of Ujjain, where these days passes the world’s largest by number of members of a religious celebration, the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela – killed six people and about 40 were injured.
“People died as a result of heavy rain, accompanied by lightning strikes on the venue of the festival, which was swept away almost a third of the tents with the pilgrims,” – said in the newspaper The Times of India.
The police Manohar Verma said that now rescuers are clearing the camp and pull people under the rubble. Their work is difficult for strong rainfall. As a precaution, local authorities stopped the supply of electricity to the area.
During the celebration of the Kumbh-Mela – Festival pitcher – perpetrated mass pilgrimage and ceremonies. These include the famous the rite of ablution in the waters of the Ganges river.
The holiday is celebrated four times in the past 12 years. The purpose of pilgrims in turn become the city of Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik. Holiday dates are determined through a complex calculation the location of the Sun, moon, and planets of the Solar system. The Kumbh Mela always collects tens of millions of pilgrims, making it the largest religious festival in the world. So, in 2007 it was attended by over 70 million people. This year the Kumbh Mela takes place from April 22 to may 21 in the city of Ujjain.
