4 citizens killed, 2 others injured due to lightning in Dhale’a

DHALEA, Aug. 07 (YPA) – Four members of one family were killed, and two others, including women and children, were seriously injured when a lightning strike struck their home in the Murais district, north of Dhale’a Governorate.

Local sources reported that lightning struck the home of Naji Mas’ad Muhammad Al-Sanani in the Al-Marawi area of Asa district, during heavy thunderstorms in the area.

This resulted in the death of two women and two children, and the serious injury of a woman and a child who were subsequently transferred to the hospital in critical condition.

The sources indicated that the incident left a state of grief and severe shock among the people of Murais, amid warnings issued by residents about the dangers of using electronic devices and mobile phones during thunderstorms.