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Lightning strike kills three family members, injures one in northern Ethiopia

Other News Materials 2 October 2019 22:42 (UTC +04:00)
A lightening strike in Ethiopia's Amhara regional state located in the northern part of the country has killed a family of three
Lightning strike kills three family members, injures one in northern Ethiopia

A lightening strike in Ethiopia's Amhara regional state located in the northern part of the country has killed a family of three, an Ethiopian official said on Wednesday, Trend reports citing Xinhua.

Dejen Wodage, Chief Police Inspector of Waghimera zone in Amhara regional state, said a lightening strike on a residential house on Monday evening left a father and his two children dead, reported state media outlet Ethiopia News Agency.

Wodage said a four-year-old child who was badly injured in the lightening strike is currently being treated in a nearby medical facility.

Ethiopia is in the midst of a rainy season which started in July and is expected to last until early October, which occasionally causes landslides and lightning strikes in some parts of the east African country.

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