Four people killed, three injured by lighting strikes in Hajjah, Dhamar
HAJJAH, DHAMAR, Aug 08 (YPA) – At least four people were killed, including children and three others injured by lightning strikes in Hajjah and Dhamar provinces, police said on Monday.
In Hajjah, two children died and 3 others were injured by a lightning strike that hit in the areas of Radman and Al-Arif in Bani Al-Awam district.
The Police identified the victims as Hashid Sultan Shayef Hussein Musmar, 13 years and Raad Samir Ahmed Ahmed Al-Asri, 7 years old while the wounded were identified as Samir Ahmed Ahmed Al-Asri, 25 years old, Faraj Samir Ahmed Ahmed Al-Asri, 10 years, and Anouf Samir Ahmed Ahmed Al-Asri , 4 years -.
The lighting strike also led to the death of a number of livestock.
In Dhamar province, police in al-Hada district said a lightning strike killed two people.
The police identified the victims as Saad Muhammad Abdo, 35 years old, and the citizen Asmaa Saleh Muhammad Shamsan, 35 years old.
The bodies were handed over to their families as requested for burial, and the injured are still receiving treatment.
E.M