No fewer than sixteen (16) people have been confirmed dead and dozens more injured after lightning struck a Seventh-day Adventist church in Rwanda, East Africa.
A local mayor Habitegeko Francois told AFP over the phone that fourteen (14) victims were killed on the spot as lightning hit the church in the Nyaruguru district in the Southern Province on Saturday, March 10.
Major Francois said two (2) others died later from their injuries, noting that the 140 people involved in the incident had been rushed to hospital and district health centres, but that many had already been discharged.
“Doctors say that only three of them are in critical condition but they are getting better,” Major Francois said.
Major Francois revealed that a similar accident took place on Friday when lightning struck a group of 18 students, killing one of them.
AFP