10 deaths in Malawi due to lightning
(MENAFN)
10 people have been reported dead due to lightning in Malawi since the rainy season began in November, police and weather experts have described the situation as worrisome.
The first death happened on early November in Phalombe district in the southern region as an 11-year-old girl died as she took shelter from rain under a tree as she was going home from school.
Lightning has resulted in the death of 6 people in different occasions in Chikwawa district in the southern region in the period between the 5th and the 12th of December.
A baby girl was among the 6 deceased, 3 women and 2 men who were all hit by the lightning outdoors either taking shelter under a tree from the rain or working on their gardens.
10 people have been reported dead due to lightning in Malawi since the rainy season began in November, police and weather experts have described the situation as worrisome.
The first death happened on early November in Phalombe district in the southern region as an 11-year-old girl died as she took shelter from rain under a tree as she was going home from school.
Lightning has resulted in the death of 6 people in different occasions in Chikwawa district in the southern region in the period between the 5th and the 12th of December.
A baby girl was among the 6 deceased, 3 women and 2 men who were all hit by the lightning outdoors either taking shelter under a tree from the rain or working on their gardens.
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