The incident happened on Sunday 20th February 2022 in Kirehe village, Rwesero cell of Kagano sector as the young girl returned home from Rwesero business center where she worked as a sewing intern.
The executive secretary of Kagano sector, Jérôme Niyitegeka has told IGIHE that the young girl returned home soon as it started raining and hit by lightning nearby her father’s home.
Uwera was a student at APEKA School located in Kagano, four kilometers away from home.
Last year, lightning killed a woman and husband in the same district while sleeping.
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