Lightning struck and killed an 18-year-old female at Awimon village, Cwagere parish, Ochero sub-county, Kaberamaido district, on Monday evening.
Willy Otima, the LC1 chairperson of Awimon village, said lightning with heavy rain struck around 8 pm and killed Jennifer Ayugi, 18.
Otima said that during the rain, Ayugi was with three other children in the kitchen, and when they were rushing to the sleeping house, lightning struck and killed Jennifer at the door.
He said they are in a meeting arranging the burial, and the incident has left the community in fear.
Agness Tonny Odongo, a family friend and witness to the tragedy, reflected on the loss, expressing heartfelt condolences to Jennifer’s family during this painful period.
Odongo said the deceased was a daughter of Opio Joseph and Etap Sarah, who reside in the same village.
She was a pupil of Okola Primary School.
What is Lightning?
Per Earth Network, lightning is a natural electrostatic discharge of high-voltage electricity within a thunderstorm, occurring between a cloud and the ground, between two clouds, or within a single cloud.
It’s caused by collisions between ice crystals and water droplets, which create electrical charges that build up, eventually leading to a powerful flash of light and a loud sound called thunder when the heated air expands explosively.
Reporting by Nasuru Hassan Ocen & Sarah Ejang.
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