Nine Teenagers Dead In Uganda Lightning Strike: Red Cross
Muhammad Irfan Published August 28, 2020 | 08:20 PM
Nine teenagers have died after being struck by lightning in northwestern Uganda, the Red Cross said Friday
Kampala, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Aug, 2020 ) :Nine teenagers have died after being struck by lightning in northwestern Uganda, the Red Cross said Friday.
The thunderbolt struck in Arua, a city near the border with South Sudan, late Thursday where a group of 10 teenagers were playing football.
"Only one child among the 10 playing survived," Irene Nakasiita, a spokeswoman for Red Cross Uganda, told AFP, adding the victims wereaged between 13 and 15.
"Burials by individual families are ongoing."
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