Nghe An: A woman was struck to death by lightning while returning from harvesting rice.
(Baonghean.vn) - On her way back to the farm, a woman was struck and killed by lightning. The incident just happened in Khanh Son commune, Nam Dan district.
According to local residents, on the afternoon of May 17, there was a thunderstorm with thunder and lightning in Khanh Son commune. At that time, many people were harvesting rice in the fields.
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The scene of the lightning strike. Photo: Huy Thu |
At around 3:30 p.m., while on her way back to the farm by motorbike, Ms. Dang Thi Van (47 years old), residing in Hamlet 8, Khanh Son Commune, was attacked.lightning strike deathat Am Van, Trua Phung field.
The lightning struck and caused Ms. Van to fall into the rice field by the roadside, dying on the spot. The helmet she was wearing was broken.
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Sad atmosphere in front of the victim's house. Photo: Huy Thu |
Mr. Nguyen Van Truc, a local resident harvesting rice nearby, said: We were threshing rice in the field when we heard a loud thunderclap. We did not expect that Ms. Van had been struck and killed by lightning.
After the incident, relatives, siblings, and neighbors moved Ms. Van’s body home to carry out burial procedures. Many local people came to express their condolences to the victim’s family.