A thunderstrike has tragically claimed the life of 70-year-old Malam Abu Yusuf in Abocho, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. The incident occurred around 5:40 pm on Thursday during a heavy downpour in the area. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that residents of the community have been left in shock and mourning following the unfortunate … Read more
Two people have died by lightning strikes in Yemen’s northwestern province of Hajjah over the past 24 hours, a local health source in the province told Xinhua on Monday. The accidents occurred separately in the districts of Al-Mahabishah and Al-Miftah in the eastern part of the province. EDITOR’S PICKS Focus on Hard Work, Not Just … Read more
An ambulance was called, but by the time the paramedics arrived at the scene, her family had already given her first aid and rushed her to the hospital. On August 29th, an 18-year-old girl identified as Radja Ferreira de Oliveira died after being electrocuted when her home was struck by lightning while she was using her … Read more
“On their way, lightning struck them and they both died on the spot.” EKOHOTBLOG reports that tragedy struck in the Orisa Elejin community in Ikirun, Osun State, on Sunday, as two girls were struck dead by lightning. The incident, it was gathered, occurred during a light rain in the Osun community. The Chairman of the … Read more
Ten children have been killed in a lightning strike while sheltering from a storm during a football game in northern Uganda, police said on Friday. The boys, aged 11 to 16, had been sheltering from a storm in a makeshift structure in Arua city, northwest of the capital Kampala on Thursday, police spokeswoman Josephine Angucia … Read more