Fourteen people, including 13 children, died when lightning struck the metal roof of a makeshift church in a Ugandan refugee camp, authorities in the East African country said Sunday.
Police said the deadly incident happened in the Palabek settlement camp in northern Uganda, which primarily houses refugees from South Sudan.
Aside from the 14 dead, 34 others were hurt.
Around 50 people took shelter in the church Saturday evening when a heavy storm hit the area.
Fatal incidents involving lightning are commonly reported in Uganda during the wet season.
According to the World Meteorological Organization, Uganda has one of the highest rates of lightning strike deaths in the world.
In 2021, lightning killed 18 schoolchildren and their teacher in a classroom in the western Kiryandongo district. (Anadolu)
