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Boy, 11, killed by lightning while sheltering from heavy rains
Residents of Ombeyi village in Ahero move to safer ground after heavy El Niño rains in 2023 flooded their homes.
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What you need to know:
- According to the administrator, the two children were home alone after their mother left to run an errand in another location.
- The minor who survived with slight injuries was rushed to Rachuonyo South Sub County hospital for medical attention.
Grief has engulfed Nyadenda Village in Rachuonyo East after an 11-year-old boy was killed by lightning on Friday evening while sheltering himself from the rain in his parents’ house.
The lightning also left another minor with injuries.
