14 killed, 34 wounded in Uganda lightning

KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 14 people have been killed and 34 others injured as a result of a lightning strike in Uganda, police said on Monday.

Reuters, citing police officials, reported: “A lightning strike on a church in Uganda killed at least 14 people and injured 34 as they gathered for prayers on Saturday.”

The incident occurred in the Palabek refugee camp in Lamwo district in northern Ugandan.

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), more than 80,000 refugees are living in the camp.

Four years ago,a similar strike in the city of Arua in the northwest of Uganda had killed 10 children.

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