Young Mong couple in Nghe An were struck by lightning across the neck

According to information from Que Phong District Medical Center, at around 0:00 on May 29, 2 victims in Pa Khom village, Tri Le commune were struck by lightning and were taken to the emergency room.

Tho Ba Lau's father said: At around 4 p.m. on May 28, when it was raining heavily with thunder and lightning, Tho Ba Lau and his wife Vu Y Pa were sitting and talking to each other in a hut on the field (about an hour's walk from home) when suddenly lightning struck Lau's neck, causing him to lose consciousness.

Tho Ba Lau's neck was struck by lightning. Photo: Ba Cuong

Vu Y Pa's wife, who was sitting next to him, was also struck by lightning and thrown off, hitting her back against a hard object, scratching her skin. Seeing her husband's neck burned and unconscious, Pa panicked and shook him continuously. After a while, Lau woke up but his health was deteriorating. When the rain and thunder subsided, the wife tried to contact her family.

Upon receiving the news, due to the rain, wind, and thunder, it took nearly 6 hours for Tho Ba Lau to be carried back to his village. Then his family hired a car to take him to the Que Phong District Medical Center for emergency treatment.

Tho Ba Lau and Vu Y Pa are being examined by a doctor at the Emergency Department. Photo: Ba Cuong

According to initial information from the emergency team for Mr. Tho Ba Lau: When the patient was admitted to the provincial hospital, the skin and mucous membranes were pink, the neck area was scorched in a circle like a necklace and had unbroken blisters measuring 2x2cm; the right groin area had a few unbroken blisters, headache, mild tinnitus, and back pain. Ms. Vu Y Pa had tinnitus and back pain.

Currently, the couple is being treated and monitored at the Emergency Resuscitation Department of Que Phong District Medical Center.