Rwanda: Lightning strike kills 16 people in church
Monday, March 12, 2018
Most of the victims died instantly when lightning hit the church in the southern district of Nyaruguru, local mayor Habitegeko Francois told AFP.
Two people died from their injuries, and 140 people were rushed to hospital and health centres.
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