ELEVEN people are dead and many more have been left injured after the tower they were taking selfies on was hit by a ferocious lighting storm.
As many as 27 people were atop the 12th-century watchtower in India's Rajasthan state when it was hit.
A number of visitors jumped off the Amer Fort tower in panic.
Shocking video footage shows the sky illuminated as a bolt strikes the watchtower.
Seventeen people were also seriously injured after the unbelievable weather took hold on Sunday evening, seeing them rescued by police and the State Disaster Response Force.
This comes as 30 people were killed in India after lightning storms swept across the country, seeing buildings collapse and trees crash to the ground.
The victims, from various different parts of the nation and including some children, were struck by lightning as monsoon season grips the country.
According to reports, 14 victims died in Prayagraj, five in Kanpur Dehat, three in both Firozabad and Kaushambi, and two in both Unnao and Chitrakoot.
A 12-year-old boy, a 32-year-old man, and a 50-year-old were killed in Kaushambi.
A 50-year-old and a 40-year-old were killed in Firozabad as they stood under a Neem tree that was struck by lightning.
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