One killed and six injured by lightning in Mahajeby
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lexpress
A man was killed and six other people injured by lightning in Mahajeby, in Madagascar’s Fenoarivobe District, while they were sheltering under a building during a storm. Another lightning-related incident was reported in Itasy, according to L’Express de Madagascar.
Lightning killed a 30-year-old man and injured six other people in Mahajeby, in Fenoarivobe District, Bongolava Region, reports L’Express. The group had taken shelter from the rain near a public primary school when the storm struck them two nights ago.
Five of the victims were returning from collecting raffia, while the other two were on their way home. The six injured people were treated at a health facility and were still receiving care. The dead man’s body was handed over to his family after examination, according to L’Express.
Another death caused by lightning was reported on Friday afternoon in Ankotrabe, in the municipality of Analavory, Itasy Region. The victim, a mother, was preparing coffee inside her home when she was struck, the media outlet reports.
