The Buzz | Rainstorm kills seven, injures 65 during Hindu pilgrimage

A heavy rainstorm yesterday collapsed several tents, sheds and gates at a sprawling Hindu pilgrimage site with hundreds of thousands of devotees in central India, killing at least seven people and injuring 65 others, police said.
Police officer M.S. Verma said the storm pounded the area for about 45 minutes. Those hurt were hospitalized, but none of them faced life-threatening injuries.
The dead included a woman who was killed by lightning, Verma said.
Rescuers cleared the debris, but their task was made difficult by the slush in the area. Devotees live in the tents and sheds during the monthlong pilgrimage. Nearly 2 million people are participating in the “Kumbh Mela,” during which Hindus bathe in a sacred river in the town of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh state.