Affected residents were immediately taken to Mushaka Health Center while four of them were transferred to Mibirizi Hospital.
The executive secretary of Nzahaha Sector, Jean de Dieu Rwango has comforted relatives and urged residents to prevent whatever that might put lives at risk.
“We assure to keep standing in solidarity with families whose relatives have been struck by lightning as we rushed to provide emergency assistance following the incident. We also request them to continue following measures aimed at preventing lighting,” he said.
Affected residents are in good state except one of them receiving intensive care.
Recently, lightning struck dead a student in the same area.
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