Fourteen people were killed when lightning struck a church in a refugee camp in northern Uganda, according to the Ugandan police.
The incident happened Saturday in the remote district of Lamwo.
Police spokesman Kituuma Rusoke said 34 other people were injured and have been admitted to health centres in the area. The victims have not yet been identified.
Officials say the victims were residents of the Palabek settlement camp, which primarily houses people displaced from South Sudan. The residents of the Palabek settlement camp, which primarily houses refugees from South Sudan, had been attending a prayer service in the makeshift metallic structure when the lighting struck.
The camp is on the Uganda side of the country’s border with South Sudan, and houses around 80,000 people.
Deadly lightning is commonly reported in Uganda during the wet seasons.
The Global African Times extends our warm condolences to the families of the 14 persons who lost their lives. And to the other 34 injured, we wish them a speedy recovery.
This also serves as a clarion call to the Ugandan Authorities to take the necessary steps to provide a more palatable abode for these refugees.
