<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;">Most of the victims were farmers working in their fields.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">A maximum of 9 people died in Bhagalpur followed by seven in Muzaffarpur and three in Vaishali districts.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">The remaining 18 casualties have been reported from 17 districts including Katihar, Kishanganj, Darbhanga, and Nalanda.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Rail and road traffic were paralyzed at several places due to uprooting of trees and electric poles. Airplane services were disrupted for half an hour at Patna and Darbhanga airports. Communication and internet services were also disrupted due to uprooting of mobile towers at several places.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Met department has predicted heavy rains and lightning in the next 24 hours in different parts of the state.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">People have been advised to remain indoors during natural calamities.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed grief over the incidents and ordered free treatment for the injured.</span></p>