It is said that the woman was along with six residents in a farmland when lightning struck her around 2p.m on Tuesday 18th October 2022. <\/p>\n
The death was also confirmed by the Executive Secretary of Ntura Sector, Olive Mukandutiye. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was raining in small drops when lightning struck her as she planted leeks along with six other residents,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
The woman is survived by five children and his husband. <\/p>\n
Western Province is among parts of the country where such incidents have occurred at different times. <\/p>\n
People are advised against sheltering in forests, trees, touching steel and among other actions exposing them to lightning strike as it rains. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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