Associated Press
Five people were killed by lightning during a torrential thunderstorm in southeastern Cambodia that struck at the height of the dry season and caught villagers off-guard, police said Wednesday.
Among the dead was a 5-year-old boy who was climbing a ladder outside his home when he was hit, said Nuon Samin, chief of the provincial police force.
The storm pummeled villages Monday across Kampong Cham province, 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of the capital, Phnom Penh. The toddler was one of four fatalities in the province, where dozens of homes were swept away.
Other victims included a 38-year-old woman killed while bathing in a river, a man who was working in a rice field and another man fishing in a lake.
The fifth fatality was a 16-year-old girl herding cows in the nearby province of Prey Veng, said Keo Vy an official from the Cambodian National Management for Disaster Committee.
Police said nobody had expected the storm and hadn't taken the usual precautions.
"I have never seen such a torrential downpour during the dry season," said Nuon Samin.
Among the dead was a 5-year-old boy who was climbing a ladder outside his home when he was hit, said Nuon Samin, chief of the provincial police force.
The storm pummeled villages Monday across Kampong Cham province, 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of the capital, Phnom Penh. The toddler was one of four fatalities in the province, where dozens of homes were swept away.
Other victims included a 38-year-old woman killed while bathing in a river, a man who was working in a rice field and another man fishing in a lake.
The fifth fatality was a 16-year-old girl herding cows in the nearby province of Prey Veng, said Keo Vy an official from the Cambodian National Management for Disaster Committee.
Police said nobody had expected the storm and hadn't taken the usual precautions.
"I have never seen such a torrential downpour during the dry season," said Nuon Samin.
8 comments:
Gosh! have to sacrify ah Kwack! The lightning is looking for the religion traitor, Hun Xen!
je ne comporends par pourquoi il y a de discrimination selon les ouis dire l'hélicoptere de général HOK LUNDY a été frappé par 2 éclairs mais les 5 personnes qui viennent d'etre tués ont été frappé par un seul éclair Viens à mon secour la science La science a répondu que la froudre a pratique le raciste pourquoi cet acharnement sur cet général NEAK SNEHAR CHEAT version samdach Ta
When the storm is coming, you'd better get out of the water. Water attracts lighting and if you're in there, go right ahead and saying bye! bye!
it shows cambodia is still lack of technology because this kind of death from lightning can be prevented with the installation of the so-called lightning rods like in the USA. and elsewhere. that's why lightning rods were invented in the beginning to prevent death from lightning strikes like this report is telling us here! hello, wake up, people!
No, this incidence could have been avoided if these people had stop worshiping evilism along with pouk Ah Scam Rainxy.
This is the result of deforestation
made by ah Hun Kh'vang corrupted regime just to pocket all the money in their bank account.
Forecast said, lightning will happend in Ta Khmao area next!!
Actually, deforest help save our forest from turn into an inferno that is ignited by lightning.
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