<p>More than 50 people were killed in lightning strikes across several states in India, authorities said Monday, including 11 people at a historic fort.</p>.<p>Hundreds of people are killed each year in intense storms at the start of monsoon.</p>.<p>At least 42 people died Sunday in different districts of Uttar Pradesh, according to disaster-response authorities.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/children-among-18-killed-by-lightning-in-rajasthan-1007690.html" target="_blank">PM Modi expresses pain at loss of lives due to lightning, announces ex-gratia </a></strong></p>.<p>In Jaipur, bolts hit two watchtowers at the 12th-century Amer Fort, which were packed with visitors watching the storm cross the city.</p>.<p>"It was already raining when the people were there. They huddled in the towers as the rainfall intensified," Saurabh Tiwari, a senior Jaipur police officer, told <em>AFP</em>.</p>.<p>People had flocked to the fort, which gives a panoramic view across Jaipur, after several weeks of intense heat in the state.</p>.<p>Eleven people were killed and another 17 were injured, with three in critical condition, according to police.</p>.<p>Tiwari said up to 30 people were on the towers when the lightning struck.</p>.<p>"Some of the injured were left unconscious by the strikes. Others ran out in panic and extreme pain," Tiwari added.</p>.<p>Emergency teams were checking on Monday whether any victims had fallen into a deep moat on one side of the watchtowers.</p>.<p>Media reports said about 10 other people were killed by lightning strikes across Rajasthan.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said special payments would be made to the families of people who lost their lives, as he offered condolences.</p>
<p>More than 50 people were killed in lightning strikes across several states in India, authorities said Monday, including 11 people at a historic fort.</p>.<p>Hundreds of people are killed each year in intense storms at the start of monsoon.</p>.<p>At least 42 people died Sunday in different districts of Uttar Pradesh, according to disaster-response authorities.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/children-among-18-killed-by-lightning-in-rajasthan-1007690.html" target="_blank">PM Modi expresses pain at loss of lives due to lightning, announces ex-gratia </a></strong></p>.<p>In Jaipur, bolts hit two watchtowers at the 12th-century Amer Fort, which were packed with visitors watching the storm cross the city.</p>.<p>"It was already raining when the people were there. They huddled in the towers as the rainfall intensified," Saurabh Tiwari, a senior Jaipur police officer, told <em>AFP</em>.</p>.<p>People had flocked to the fort, which gives a panoramic view across Jaipur, after several weeks of intense heat in the state.</p>.<p>Eleven people were killed and another 17 were injured, with three in critical condition, according to police.</p>.<p>Tiwari said up to 30 people were on the towers when the lightning struck.</p>.<p>"Some of the injured were left unconscious by the strikes. Others ran out in panic and extreme pain," Tiwari added.</p>.<p>Emergency teams were checking on Monday whether any victims had fallen into a deep moat on one side of the watchtowers.</p>.<p>Media reports said about 10 other people were killed by lightning strikes across Rajasthan.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said special payments would be made to the families of people who lost their lives, as he offered condolences.</p>