Lightning strike kills 16 at church in Rwanda

At least 16 people were killed in Rwanda and 140 others injured when lightning struck a Seventh Day Adventist church in the country's south, said a provincial governor.

Lightning strike kills 16 at church in Rwanda

At least 16 people were killed in Rwanda and 140 others injured when lightning struck a Seventh Day Adventist church in the country's south, said a provincial governor.

The churchgoers were injured and taken to a nearby hospital, where two were in a serious condition, said Rose Mureshyankwano.

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