The Executive Secretary of Kitabi Sector, Eliezer Nyandwi said that people were scattered in the tea plantation but lightning struck eight.
“They were harvesting tea as lightning struck and killed one identified as Gentille Nkeshimana. Five were seriously injured and taken to Kigeme Hospital while two sustained minor injuries and taken to Kitabi Health Center,” he said.
Nyandwi urged people not to work under rain or seek shelter under trees as a way to avoid risks of being struck by lightning.
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