Saturday, November 9, 2019

Lighting strike kills six people attending funeral in northern Uganda

A lightning strike at a funeral ceremony has killed six people and seriously injured 11 more. Credit: Jeremy Ludin/Getty (file)


Six people have been killed and 11 others seriously injured when lightning struck during a funeral ceremony in northern Uganda, police say.

The accident occurred during a lightning storm accompanied by heavy rains in the village of Tobi in Pader district on Thursday, local police spokesman Patrick Okema told dpa.


The wounded had been admitted to hospital, according to Okema. Some were in a serious condition, he added.

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