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 by Staff Writers Kampala (AFP) Aug 28, 2020
Nine teenagers have died after being struck by lightning in northwestern Uganda, the Red Cross said Friday. The thunderbolt struck in Arua, a city near the border with South Sudan, late Thursday where a group of 10 teenagers were playing football. "Only one child among the 10 playing survived," Irene Nakasiita, a spokeswoman for Red Cross Uganda, told AFP, adding the victims were aged between 13 and 15. "Burials by individual families are ongoing." It is believed the worst such accident of its kind in Uganda since 2011, when a lightning strike at a primary school killed at least 18 students and injured dozens more. Lightning strikes causing injury and fatalities are not unheard of in Uganda but such a high death toll is rare. In February, four endangered mountain gorillas were killed by an apparent lightning strike in Mgahinga National Park in southwest Uganda.
At least 43 killed in monsoon-triggered India landslide New Delhi (AFP) Aug 9, 2020 At least 43 bodies have been recovered after a massive landslide triggered by monsoon rains swept away dozens of tea estate workers in southwestern India, police said Sunday. The landslide in Idukki district, around 250 kilometres (155 miles) from Kerala state's capital Thiruvananthapuram, occurred Friday but the ongoing search and rescue efforts have been hampered by torrential downpours. The toll rose to 43 on Sunday afternoon, Idukki district's police chief, R. Karuppasamy, told AFP. Twen ... read more
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