The tragedy struck in Rugege village, Muhembe cell around 10 am when both children were had taken shelter from the rain at home.
One of the neighbors who arrived at the scene said he found a computer with a charger.
The leader of Rugege village, Vedaste Nkurunziza said the injured lady has been taken to Karama health center.
“The girl was burnt on the arm but we hope she will recover,” he said.
Lightning often strikes people in the place where the incident took place. It is characterized by elevated hills and borders Nyaruguru district.
Lightning hit residents in the same area previously in March 2019 in a tea plantation
where one died leaving three others injured.
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